Tag Archives: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

TheDailyStar: Moody’s warns of risk from Turkey protests – Seda Sezer

ISTANBUL: Turkish stocks fell and the lira weakened Monday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan railed against speculators and held a tough line on protests, and as Moody’s warned that prolonged unrest could have a negative effect on credit. The cost of insuring Turkish debt against default rose to the highest since the end of October 2012, according to data from Markit, [...] → Read the full article…

BBC: Turkey government ‘welcome’ political challenges – Jeremy Bowen

Activists in Turkey have called for the sacking of police chiefs in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities over their forces’ violent responses to protests. They presented a series of demands to Deputy PM Bulent Arinc, who on Tuesday apologised to injured protesters. Thousands of striking workers have joined demonstrations to demand Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan resign. 05 June 2013 [...] → Read the full article…

Bloomberg: Turkey Clashes Persist as Erdogan Predicts Early End to Protest- Selcan Hacaoglu, Taylan Bilgic, Ali Berat Meric

Turkish demonstrators clashed with police last night and a second protester was killed, as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan predicted an early end to the unrest while the U.S. urged police restraint. A 22-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen during an anti-government rally in the southern province of Hatay, local Governor Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz said. One person had been killed [...] → Read the full article…