Turkish teen becomes fifth fatality from June protests
The deadly wave of protests presented Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government with the most serious challenge to its rule since it came to power more than a decade ago.
Latest in Tag: Gezi Park Highlight
Latest in Tag: Gezi Park
Turkey’s ‘silent man’ vigils go on as protests fizzle out
The police presence on the square was much smaller than in previous days and the area was mostly overrun with tourists and commuters resuming their normal routines.
Turkey warns it may deploy army as protests rage
Police “will use all their powers” to end the unrest, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said in a televised interview.
Turkey police storm protest park after PM ultimatum
Thousands of campers scrambled as police trampled tents, pulled down banners and broke down barricades in the park,
Turkey premier agrees to halt contentious park project
PM Erdogan made the concession in his first talks with a group of protesters, a move they welcomed as “positive”
Turkey PM gives protesters ‘last warning’
A day after meeting with protest leaders and offering to hold a referendum on plans to redevelop Gezi Park, Erdogan resumed his combative stance
Lessons in impunity
It’s been a rough few weeks for heads-of-state the world over. In America, Obama faces a growing list of infractions, any one of which would have been campaign killers nine months ago. In much of the Europe, administrations continue to struggle to justify austerity that has yet to fully jumpstart most economies, and more often …
Turkey, the Arab world, and the myth of moderate Islamism
By Nervana Mahmoud For years, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was generally considered an example of “moderate Islamism”, a loose label that was generally based on a comparison with other Islamist dictatorships, like Iran, or with the various semi-secular autocratic regimes that dot the Arab and Muslim world. There was never a comparison with a …
Turkey protesters demand sacking of police chiefs
The meeting was held as thousands of striking workers from various unions began demonstrating in major cities nationwide in solidarity with the protesters.
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From Gezi Park protests to public solidarity
By Dr Mustafa Ozbilgin The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has launched various urban development projects across Istanbul. These plans lacked prior consultation with public users and key stakeholders. Remarkably, the AKP government planned to build a shopping mall on the site of Gezi Park, the only public green space with many established trees, …
Consulate in Istanbul providing sanctuary for Egyptians
Egypt’s consulate in Istanbul will remain open to provide shelter for citizens affected by protests in the city