by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2013 | World
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—It started as an evening walk down Istiklal, but an hour later I was trapped in a blind alley, crouched behind a bread cart with no opportunity to retreat as the police fired volley after volley of tear gas down Istanbul’s main shopping...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2013 | Middle East
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—The war of words continues between Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the demonstrators that oppose him, with neither side seemingly willing to concede to the other. Protesters have confirmed that they will remain in the...