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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a joint media briefing with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Reuters
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Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Istanbul July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)
Egypt-Turkey ties deteriorate on Mursi ouster
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey has called for the immediate release of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, a step that the new government in Cairo has condemned as “blatant interference” in Egypt’s domestic affairs. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...Caption:
A protester takes cover behind a make-shift shield bearing the name of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during clashes between police and anti-government protesters, in Istanbul’s Taksim square June 11, 2013. Source: Reuters/Yannis Behrakis
Turkish PM to meet Istanbul park protesters
Ankara, AP—Police and protesters retrenched Wednesday after punishing overnight clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square—an uncertain hiatus before officials were to hold talks aimed to end Turkey’s biggest anti-government protests in decades. Nearly two weeks...Caption:
Anti-government protesters run to take cover to protect themselves from water cannons and tear gas as riot police disperse them during a protest in Ankara June 5, 2013. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)
Turkish PM accuses protesters of ‘burn and destroy’ tactics
Tunis/Istanbul, Reuters—Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan condemned the “burn and destroy” tactics of some of those involved in days of violent protests on Thursday, and promised to press ahead with plans for an Istanbul park which triggered the...Caption:
A protester holding a Turkish flag decorated with the image of former leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, late Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)