Hollow building becomes centre of Iraq's uprising

Iraqi demonstrators climb inside the high-rise building, called by Iraqi the Turkish Restaurant Building, during anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The skeleton of a high-rise building overlooking Baghdad's central Tahrir Square known as the Turkish Restaurant has become a temporary home and a bustling centre for protesters staging demonstrations against Iraq's ruling elites.

On the ground floor, a group of young men calling themselves the logistical support committee organised stacks of donated clothes, food, and other supplies such as battery packs, blankets and cigarettes on Saturday to keep the once-empty building's new occupants well-stocked.