Taksim Square: Time Lapse Shows 24 Hours At Heart Of Protests (VIDEO)
Anti-government protests in Turkey entered their second week on Friday, with thousands of demonstrators gathering in Istanbul's Taksim Square. Protesters reacted angrily to Prime Minister Erdogan's...
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Defiant Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has attacked people taking to the streets calling for him to resign as protests show no sign of dissipating. Mr Erdogan made a speech to thousands of his...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan warns patience with protests will run out
By Ralph Boulton and Parisa Hafezi ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters who have taken to the streets across Turkey demanding his resignation that his patience...
View ArticleThousands join Turkey protests defying PM
Thousands of angry Turks took to the streets on Saturday to join mass anti-government protests, defying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to end the worst civil unrest of his decade-long...
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June 9, 2013 -- Updated 1555 GMT (2355 HKT) Demonstrators shout slogans as they gather at Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday, June 8. The protests began as a demonstration against the...
View ArticleTurkey's Social Media And Smartphones Key To 'Occupy Gezi' Protests
ISTANBUL, Turkey – In between the boisterous chants calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's resignation, the protestors at this city's Gezi Park glance at their Smartphones to quickly browse...
View ArticleDemonstrators defy Erdogan's demand for calm
Packing the streets: Tens of thousands of protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration at Taksim Square, Istanbul on Saturday. Photo: Reuters Tens of thousands of demonstrators have...
View ArticleBeyond the riot zone: Why Taksim Square matters to Turks
June 7, 2013 -- Updated 1127 GMT (1927 HKT) Taksim Square: Click on markers to explore the centerpoint of Istanbul's protests. (CNN) -- It's a congested, sprawling transport hub surrounded by 1950s...
View ArticleTurkey's PM calls protesters 'a handful of looters'
June 9, 2013: Turkish protesters gather at a barricade before they clash with riot police stationed on the John F. Kennedy Street, in front of the U. S. embassy in Turkish capital, Ankara. Tens of...
View ArticleErdogan’s call falls on deaf ears: Thousands join Turkey protests
Thousands of angry Turks took to the streets on Saturday to join mass anti-government protests, defying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call to end the worst civil unrest of his decade-long...
View ArticleErdogan threats and warnings add fuel to Turkish fire
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sunday that the patience of his Islamic-rooted government "has a limit" as he went on the offensive against mass protests to his decade-long...
View ArticleTurkey PM defiant as unrest rolls on
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of thousands of flag-waving supporters that his patience with anti-government protests had its limits, while tens of thousands flooded an Istanbul...
View ArticleFlames, tear gas in streets as protesters defy Turkey PM
ISTANBUL: Turkish rioters burned tyres and hurled fireworks at police who fired back tear gas as unrelenting protests erupted into fresh unrest early Sunday, in defiance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleErdogan defends handling of protests
June 7, 2013 -- Updated 1347 GMT (2147 HKT) A man walks past damaged buses near Taksim Square on Thursday, June 6, in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began as a demonstration against the planned...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan to protesters: 'Even patience has an end'
June 9, 2013 -- Updated 2134 GMT (0534 HKT) Protesters gather during a demonstration at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, June 9. The protests began as a demonstration against the planned...
View ArticleTurkey PM's party rules out early elections
ANKARA, Turkey -- Police in this Turkish capital city fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings Saturday, as Prime Minister Recep...
View ArticleTurkey's Protests Must End Immediately, Prime Minister Erdogan Says
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL, June 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan flew back to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest on Friday and declared before a sea of...
View ArticleTens of thousands Turkish protesters take to streets, government defiant
People shout anti-government slogans as they gather for a demonstration at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal) ISTANBUL/ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied...
View ArticleTurkey Protests: Prime Minister Erdogan Convenes AKP Party Leadership
ISTANBUL -- Turkey's prime minister convened his party leadership on Saturday to discuss anti-government protests that have entered their ninth day, as an opposition party leader urged the government...
View ArticleTens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant
ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told flag-waving supporters on Sunday that his patience with mass anti-government protests had its limits, and moved to seize back the...
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