page_title: Timeline of the Gezi Park protests
section_title: 3 June
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Gezi Park protests / 3 June
caption_attribution_description: Casualties of Taksim protests. Events of June 3, 2013.
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey of citizens and supporters against actions and plans of the government of Turkey. The timeline is segmented into days.
context_section_description: During the night riot police fired tear gas directly into the homes of civilians. Throughout Istanbul, and in different neighborhoods of Ankara, Izmir and Antalya, clashes occurred throughout the night. Protesters in Izmir set fire to the AKP's headquarters in the city. CNN Türk, the Turkish CNN channel, joined Ulusal Kanal and Halk TV in broadcasting live footage from the protests.
  The Dolmabahçe Mosque welcomed protesters in and became a makeshift hospital; local restaurants and hotels also sheltered protesters. In Beşiktaş tourists and demonstrators were treated in mosques for severe injuries due to lack of ambulances. Police reportedly committed random acts of violence against protesters. The Shangri-La Hotel was used as a makeshift hospital as well.
  AKP sympathizers were allegedly seen attacking men and woman on the streets of Izmir. In some cities AKP voters accompanied police.
  Metin Feyzioglu, the President of the Turkish Bar Association (TBB), reported that in Ankara's Kızılay, police had targeted an infirmary and used gas grenades against the doctors and patients inside.
  In the early hours of the day, several truck drivers escorted the protesters in order to shield them from police water cannons and tear gas in Beşiktaş. Protests got bigger in the afternoon as several unions called a general strike in response to "state terrorism." Several working protesters also joined the crowd after finishing work. Several protests were scheduled in the night in order to attract a larger turnout. Tens of thousands took to the streets in the afternoon in Izmir and Ankara.
  In Ankara the offices of the newspaper Sol were ransacked by police, using tear gas and water cannon and manhandling three members of staff.
  In Ankara police fired flash-bangs and gas grenades in an effort to chase protesters away from the central areas of the city. Police brought armored vehicles into the streets with tear gas canister-launchers.
  Throughout the evening demonstrations were held in various neighborhoods of Istanbul. Violent clashes occurred mostly in Beşiktaş and around Taksim square. The Technical University's cafeteria in Beşiktaş was turned into a makeshift infirmary.
  In the evening, the TV game show Kelime Oyunu ("Word Game"), on Bloomberg HT TV, hosted by Ali İhsan Varol, silently broke the media censorship and supported the protests by placing questions and answers (e.g. "gazmaskesi", gas masks) that refer to the protests.
  Former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and a close friend of Erdoğan, Abdüllatif Şener, said on a live phone connection with Halk TV that he knows Erdogan very well and that if Erdogan builds a shopping mall, demolishing the Gezi Park, it would be full of malpractice that makes him only richer. With these words he declared his support for the protesters. He also stated that "running away is a typical behavior for Recep Tayyip Erdogan", upon hearing the news that Erdogan would be going on a 3-day journey abroad. Shortly after he made his speech, "Abdüllatif Şener" became a trending topic on Twitter.
  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left Turkey on a planned three-day tour of North African countries from 3 to 6 June.
  The Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), the Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK), and the Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim-Sen) announced a general strike in protest of "state terror."
  A Facebook event named Black Monday (Kara Pazartesi) began on 3 June. More than 100,000 people wore black on 3 June 2013 as a sign of protest against the government. The event later surprisingly disappeared from Facebook.
  Anonymous and RedHack began a cyber-campaign against the Turkish government, taking down several government websites including the presidential website
  Stock market prices fell sharply during the early hours of the morning. The fall of the BIST 100 index was the sharpest since August 2011. Finance circles named the fall Black Monday.
caption: Civilians assist an injured man.
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