Tag Archives: İstanbul

Where are you, journalists?

  I am reporting exactly what my friend told walking from Gezi Park to AKM (Atatürk Cultural Center) direction. “A the moment we are in front of AKM. There is a woman in a wheelchair who shields protesters with her own body against even slightest interference of the police. There is another woman next to her, who I think is [...] → Read the full article…

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…

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…

USA Today: Turkey premier to meet with Istanbul protesters

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister will meet with a group of protesters occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square this week, the deputy prime minister said Monday, as the government sought a way out of the impasse that has led to hundreds of protests in dozens of cities. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said, however, the government would no longer [...] → Read the full article…

Yahoo News: Turkish prime minister convenes party leadership – Elena Becatoros

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister convened his party leadership on Saturday to discuss anti-government protests that have entered their ninth day, as an opposition party leader urged the government to call early elections and renew its mandate. With thousands of people still occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met with top officials from his Justice and Development [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Ruling AKP to hold two mass rallies in Istanbul and Ankara next week

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has decided June 8 to hold two mass rallies as a response to the protests that spread all across the country over the demolition of Gezi Park at the heart of Istanbul. Following a meeting of the party’s Central Decision and Executive Council (MKYK) in Istanbul June 8, two “unity and solidarity” rallies [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Team work of united ultras set Taksim ‘on fire’

Tens of thousands filled Taksim Square June 8 a week after the police’s withdrawal from Gezi Park to hold one of the biggest demonstrations since the beginning of the protests. The ultras of two irreconcilable football clubs of Istanbul – Beşiktaşand Fenerbahçe – had called on supporters to join the demonstration and stood in the forefront of the massive protest. Fans of Galatasaray and other [...] → Read the full article…

ALJAZEERA: Turkey PM calls for end to protests

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…

Bloomberg: Erdogan defies Turkish protesters in show of mass backing – Selcan Hacaoglu and Ali Berat Meric

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…

BBC News: Istanbul Gezi Park plan to proceed – Turkish PM Erdogan

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…