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Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 21, 2013 3 Comments
Since May 31st, protests have raged in Turkey as demonstrations against demolition of an area in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park gave way to a larger anti-government movement.  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has been cracking down through police force as the weeks have gone on.  But...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 06, 2013 3 Comments
As Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returns to his country from a visit to north Africa, protesters will continue to demand his apology for the police crackdown that has responded to the week’s raging protests. A police officer died Thursday after falling into an...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 03, 2014 2 Comments
The government of Turkey says it is lifting a recent ban on Twitter after a court ruling declared that the ban violated freedom of expression. From the Associated Press: Turkey’s government said Thursday it is lifting its ban on Twitter, a day after the country’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2013 2 Comments
The protests in Turkey continue, with police upping the use of force to break up even peaceful demonstrations. Via Reuters: Turkish riot police fired water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-government demonstrators in central Istanbul on Saturday, as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan castigated those behind...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 2 Comments
The government of Turkey has found the culprit for the Gezi Park protest movement. It’s not government policies which suppress freedom and attempt to wipe out Turkey’s secular history, while pushing the nation to creeping Islamization of previously secular institutions. It’s The Twitter. Welcome to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 13, 2013 2 Comments
Protests in Turkey continue this week, as pressure mounts from government for the protests to stop.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told party leaders Thursday, “We have arrived at the end of our patience.” From FOX News: Turkey’s prime minister issued a “final warning” to...

Posted by David Gerstman on June 05, 2013 8 Comments
1) Talkin’ Turkey Claire Berlinski provides the recent background for the foment going on in Turkey: Of late, almost every sector of the electorate has felt unease about one part or another of Erdoğan’s agenda. Restrictive new alcohol legislation, rammed through parliament, as usual, with...

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 01, 2023 21 Comments
The AP News: "Marches took place in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other locations, chanting “what a shame” and in one place burning Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the protests."
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