Protests against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his ham-fisted response, have shaken his rule and his country IT BEGAN with a grove of sycamores. For months environmentalists had been protesting against a government-backed plan to chop the trees down to make room for a shopping and residential complex in Istanbul’s Taksim Square. They organised a peaceful sit-in with tents, singing and [...] → Read the full article…
Protesters at Gezi Park who sparked nationwide demonstrations against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continued to occupy the park on Friday, with the pious among them performing Friday prayers. Protesters at Gezi Park who sparked nationwide demonstrations against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continued to occupy the park on Friday, with the pious among them performing Friday prayers.There [...] → Read the full article…
Erdogan calls on country to respect election results, saying no one “apart from God can prevent the rise of Turkey”. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an immediate end to protests against his rule. The prime minister was greeted early on Friday morning by thousands of supporters waving Turkish flags and chanting “We will die for you, Erdogan” [...] → Read the full article…
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Turkey early today with a message of defiance for demonstrators gathered in the country’s two biggest cities, saying the government won’t turn a blind eye to “vandalism and illegality.” Thousands of supporters welcomed Erdogan at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport after 2 a.m. as he returned from a four-day trip to North Africa, the first [...] → Read the full article…
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said plans to redevelop a park in Istanbul will go ahead despite mass protests rocking the country. Describing some of the demonstrators as “extremists”, he said seven foreigners had been arrested over the unrest. Mr Erdogan made the remarks in Tunis. He is to return to Turkey from a North African tour later [...] → Read the full article…
CNN PRODUCER NOTE This iReport has not been verified by CNN. This is a personal essay and interpretation by iReporter enaz. - Jareen, CNN iReport producer Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan came back to Turkey from Tunis today at 2 am. He was supposed to land at 9 pm but to gather more people to support him, his flight was delayed for [...] → Read the full article…
Turkish bond yields surged and stocks slumped after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to calm investor concern as anti-government protesters demonstrated for the seventh day. The lira depreciated. “The dominance of a minority over the majority cannot be allowed,” Erdogan said in Tunis, Tunisia, the last stop in his tour of three north African countries. A project to develop [...] → Read the full article…
ISTANBUL — Police officers attacked a group of peaceful demonstrators on Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with water cannons and tear gas, sending scores of people, protesters and tourists alike, scurrying into shops and luxury hotels and turning the center of this city into a battle zone at the height of tourist season. The police action was the latest violent [...] → Read the full article…
Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) urged all police violence victims of Gezi Park resistance to file complaints to be brought to the attention of the European Court of Human Rights according to the “state of emergency” exception in the convention. Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) officials are currently making efforts towards bringing the attention of European Court of [...] → Read the full article…