Tag Archives: Hürriyet

Hürriyet Daily News: Riot police enter Taksim’s Gezi Park

Riot police entered Gezi Park in Taksim Square at around 2 p.m. today, despite the Istanbul governor’s earlier remarks saying there would be no such operation. Live footage showed protesters chanting against the police officers, demanding that they leave the park. The police fired dozens of tear gas capsules before marching toward the park, which has been at the center [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Turkish police admits suicides, denies link to Gezi Park protests

While admitting the occurrence of suicide cases in the last two weeks, the Police Department has strictly denied that these suicides were connected to the recent Gezi Park protests. Press and Public Relations Directorate of the Police Department, in a written statement released on June 10, denied news reports which were based on remarks by police union Emniyet-Sen head Faruk [...] → Read the full article…