The trial into Ali İsmail Korkmaz, 19, who was murdered during the Gezi Park protests, will begun on February 3, 2014 in Kayseri.

The trial has been moved to Kayseri for "security reasons." The Justice Ministry approved the request to move the trial to Kayseri, a city located more than 500 kilometers from Eskişehir, sparking controversy.

Korkmaz died in July after spending 38 days in a coma induced by a savage beating, which was caught on film by a nearby hotel’s cameras, during the Gezi Park protests in Eskişehir.

Eight men, including four police officers, are facing prison sentences over the murder of Korkmaz.