Tag Archives: PM Erdoğan

Bianet: “People will evaluate the meeting’s results”

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A delegation from Taksim Solidarity has been received by PM Erdoğan last night in Ankara. The government spokesperson Hüseyin Çelik made a declaration after the meeting, saying that they will wait for court’s final decision on the future of Gezi Park and go on a plebiscite no matter the outcome of the ongoing prosecution. He also pledged that the government [...] → Read the full article…

The star: Turkish trade unions join protests against PM Erdogan – Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk

Turkish trade unionists banging drums and trailing banners marched into an Istanbul square on Wednesday, joining unprecedented protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan over what they see as his authoritarian rule. Members of more than a dozen unions chanting “Tayyip resign” marched down a major avenue towards Taksim Square. There were similar protests against Erdogan, prime minister for over 10 [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Crowd attacks supporters of Gezi Park protests in Turkish PM Erdoğan’s homeland

  For the first time since the beginning of the countrywide protests which started over the demolition attempt of Istanbul’s Gezi Park, a crowd attacked the supporters of the demonstrations June 5 in the Black Sea town of Rize, homeland of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.  However, a catastrophic rampage was avoided after an escalation of the tension over the course of [...] → Read the full article…