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tourism

Is this written by a normal person or a member of Turkey's tourism department?

A member of the tourist department would surely put in some better images than these. --Diren Yardimli (talk) 20:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Taksim Square has also been the grounds on which the police, after receiving orders from the mayor appointed to his post directly by the Turkish Prime-Minister Erdogan, brutally attacked peaceful protesters throughout the 2013 protests in Turkey."

According to this description the protests are over and are part of the history. Couldn't the editors write it more accurately? At least putting the verb on the right tense. It would be advisable to open an article for Tarkim square protests and make a link. --Justana (talk) 18:55, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Water distribution?

I heard that the name comes from flour distribution? What is the meaning of life if not so ?Kerem Ozgur 00:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Taksim means distribution, that's true, but the name doesn't come from flour distribution but rather water distribution. --Diren Yardimli (talk) 20:03, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why delet Safety Issues

I added a section which deals with the frequent bar/disco scams in Taksim Square which tourists face. It was properly referenced, why then was it deleted? This is against Wikipedia Policies: it should not be biased. You should not be extremists in your views to the extent that you hide facts which you do not like. Whether you like it or not such scams do exists and are regular; they are also mentioned in many governmental websites in the U.S., Australia etc.

May I suggest you to take this debate at Wikitravel, which exactly is a travel guide. Wikipedia is really not the place to come with warnings for travellers (and even at Wikitravel they should be balanced) Bertilvidet 11:04, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No. These are facts and not mere wornings, they should be published as this is the whole purpose of wikipedia.

What are you Turkish boy practising your extremism on the net. Wikipedia upholds free publication as long as it is well referenced. So you can leave your suggestions to yourself.

You could start having a look at the sources you provide. None support your claim tath This tourist destination can be very dangerous. It actually says Although some of the crime is concentrated in areas frequented by tourists, such as Taksim Square, Istiklal Caddesi, Sultanahmet and the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul's overall crime rate remains lower than other cities of a comparable size. It is a mistake if you think the purpose of Wikipedia is to reproduce anything you can find on the web. Please have a look at Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_notl and maybe in general you could sacrifice some time reading Wikipedia:About. Bertilvidet 12:08, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am not analyzing whether the city has a better record from cities of its size. Rather, I am stating regular occurring facts about the city that are well referenced. I know what Wikipedia is about before contributing to this esteemed encyclopedia. I advise you to read the above links to refresh your memory. Do not be ashamed of what some of your fellow countrymen do. This is a fact which you should not hide.

Bertilvidet is not Turkish as far I know :) Baristarim 08:31, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are much less likely to be shot in Taksim Square than if you were walking along the First Avenue in NYC or Seine Saint Denis in Paris. As for muggings, you just need to be smart like any other tourist visiting a big city and not parade around the back alleys with a 2,000 dollar digital camera hanging around your neck, a big city map on one hand and a bunch of postcards on the other :) Baristarim 08:26, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Demonstrations and incidents section

In this section it states there were "riots" during the incident when the two Leeds United fans were stabbed. Is this really an accurate description of the incident which has no citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.228.121 (talk) 08:21, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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