Media ID: 55306088
Caption:
Media ID: 55305952
Caption:
Media ID: 55305819
Caption:
Media ID: 55305509
Caption:
Media ID: 55305402
Caption:
Caption:
Turkish riot police spray a water cannon at demonstrators, making clear they are taking a hard-line approach against attempts to rekindle protests. Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Caption:
Protesters light flares during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 12, 2013.(Reuters/Osman Orsal)
Opinion: Is Taksim another Tahrir?
I long held the view that the US constitution made a grave mistake in limiting a presidential term to just four years. In light of the 22nd amendment, which limits presidents to just two terms in office, the entire situation seemed quite extreme to my eyes. My view...Caption:
File photo of Gürsel Tekin, vice-president of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party. (AAA)
Gürsel Tekin: The view from Taksim
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Vice President of the Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party, Gürsel Tekin, called on Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to put aside his intransigence and listen to the Taksim Square protesters. Speaking exclusively to Asharq...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:
A Turkish flag flutters near a burning barricade during clashes in Taksim square in Istanbul, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Hundreds of police in riot gear forced through barricades in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square early Tuesday, pushing many of the protesters who had occupied the square for more than a week into a nearby park. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)