FILE PHOTO: Ayse Bugra, wife of Osman Kavala, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, leaves a restaurant after learning that Istanbul prosecutor's office demanded the re-arrest of her husband, in Silivri, near Istanbul, Turkey, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court began the re-trial of philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others on Friday over their role in nationwide protests in 2013, a case critics and even Ankara's Western allies say aims to quash dissent.
Kavala and eight others accused of organising the Gezi Park protests, which began in Istanbul, were acquitted of all charges in February 2020 but an appeals court overturned that ruling in January.
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