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Despite the freezing cold in Istanbul, more than half a million citizens filled the Newroz area with their national clothes. The slogans of "Biji Newroz" and "Biji Serok Apo" were chanted.

The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning approved a decision to fill the coastline in Istanbul’s Yenikapı district with land and transform it into a meeting square. Critics, however, believe a nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site is likely to be the first victim of that scheme and that the project has to do with the politics of public space.