New York Times: Turkish police break up protest with tear gas
ISTANBUL — Turkish police officers fired volleys of tear gas at protesters who tried to enter a cordoned-off park near Istanbul’s landmark Taksim Square on Saturday, hours after the city’s governor warned that the demonstration was illegal and that participants would be dispersed. A few thousand people converged on the square, with the aim of entering Gezi Park, whose redevelopment [...] → Read the full article…