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Protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Teargassed in Taksim

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...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a AK Party (AKP) meeting in Ankara, June 14, 2013. Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Turkey to await ruling on park as Erdoğan meets protesters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | World

Ankara, Bloomberg—Turkey’s government said Istanbul’s Gezi Park won’t be redeveloped until a court rules on the plan and the public is consulted, after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held late-night talks with protesters. The premier met for...

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) waves to supporters upon his arrival to Ankara Esenboga Airport, in Ankara, Turkey, 09 June 2013. Source: EPA Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu

Erdoğan calls on supporters to teach protesters “a lesson” in elections

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...

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A protestor waves a flag as demonstrators clash with police on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Turkish police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square, the scene of a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. AFP Photo / Bulent Kilic

Erdogan defiant as police and demonstrators clash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2013 | World

Istanbul, AP—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on demonstrators to end anti-government protests now into a second day, but he remained defiant, insisting police would break down protests at a main Istanbul square and indicating that the...