During the Gezi Park fights, which occurred in 2013, the Leader of Turkey was Abdullah Gül. Gül filled in as the Leader of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. The Gezi Park fights started as a serene showing against the proposed redevelopment of Gezi Park in Istanbul yet developed into a more extensive enemy of government fights the nation over. Gül's reaction to the fights, as well as the ensuing treatment of the circumstance, was a huge part of his administration during that period.