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Turkish protesters in park vow to stay put
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Anti-government protesters on Saturday vowed to continue their occupation of Gezi Park in central Istanbul, spurning government calls for them to pack up and end two weeks of demonstrations. “The government has ignored...
Tags: Iran, Government, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Political Dissent
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Istanbul protesters fear what a new day will bring
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smartphones glow as people line up in an exhausted haze,...
Tags: Government, Human Rights, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Amnesty International
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Turkey's Erdogan issues 'last' warning to Istanbul protesters
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued what he said was a final warning: The protesters in Gezi Park would be removed within 24 hours, he told a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the capital,...
Tags: Government, Human Rights, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Amnesty International
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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of...
Tags: Government, Human Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Islam
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Turkey's leader may consider referendum on park development
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's leader might consider holding a referendum on plans for development in an Istanbul park that sparked nationwide protests against his government, according to media reports Wednesday. Such a move would mark Prime Minister...
Tags: Government, Human Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Istanbul's Taksim Square quiet after chaotic, violent night
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively...
Tags: Human Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Justice and Rights, Heart Attack, Civil Rights
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Turkey's prime minister returns to Istanbul, says protests must end
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Istanbul on Friday morning in a defiant mood, calling for an end to the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation during the last week. In a speech from atop an open-...
Tags: Government, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Political Dissent, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Turkey's prime minister condemns anti-government protests
ISTANBUL, Turkey —Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Turkey on Friday morning in a defiant mood, calling for an end to the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation during the last week. In a speech from atop an open-air...
Tags: Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Political Dissent, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Protests in Turkey focus on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — What began as local dispute about threatened green space in this metropolis has morphed into a nationwide movement protesting what critics say is the heavy-handed style and increasingly Islamist agenda of Prime Minister Recep...
Tags: Elections, Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Islam, NATO
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The good news in Turkey
How to interpret the recent unrest on the streets of Istanbul and about 50 other Turkish cities? Specifically, is it comparable to the Arab uprisings over the last 2 1/2 years in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain? On one level, they appear...
Tags: Elections, Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, China, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Turkey fires back at Syria on sixth day of trading fire
World NowTurkey fired artillery back at Syria on Monday after a mortar shell landed on its territory, the sixth straight day that the two countries have traded fire across borders, its state news agency reported.The string of strikes have ramped up fears that... -
Syria, Turkey seek to calm tensions in wake of jet downing
World NowSyrian and Turkish officials moved to tamp down tensions Saturday in the wake of a Syrian shoot-down of a Turkish jet, as the two nations mounted a joint rescue operation seeking two pilots still missing in the eastern Mediterranean....
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