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The Guardian: Erdoğan’s party rules out early elections as thousands defy call to end protest

Tens of thousands of Turks mass again in Taksim Square, where activists have been sleeping in tents and buses Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s AK party has ruled out early elections as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protests. Hüseyin Çelik, deputy chairman of the Justice and Development (AK) party founded by [...] → Read the full article…

Reuters: Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest- Nick Tattersall and Ece Toksabay

(Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party on Saturday ruled out early elections as thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protests. Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party founded by Erdogan just over a decade ago, said local and presidential elections would be held next year as planned, [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Tensions decrease despite some clashes in Gezi Park protests

Tension seemed to diminish on June 4, as the protests over the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park entered their second week, after spreading to nearly every province in Turkey. The heart of the protests in Istanbul’s Gezi Park continued in a more festive mood, a stark contrast to last week’s brutal police raids on the area. The protesters who took [...] → Read the full article…

MailOnline: Horrifying image of ‘woman in red’ being doused with pepper spray becomes symbol of Turkish protests

Photograph of woman turning from the pepper spray has become defining image of Turkey’s days of violent protest Women feel threatened by official promotion of the Islamic headscarf and concerns about women’s rights  Many have joined in the street fighting raging in Turkey since Friday British student Melisa Kenber said she was sprayed in the face for filming police during [...] → Read the full article…