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Turkish Crackdown Angers Protestors Worries US
In Istanbul, an angry quiet has settled in Taksim Square, the place that honors Mustafa Kemal Ataturk -- the man who established secular Turkey nearly a century ago, and the site where protestors were attacked by police with water cannons Tuesday night. Several are dead and thousands have been wounded in demonstrations that started in Istanbul late last month and spread to Ankara, the capital, ...
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Life in Istanbuls Taksim Square normalized
ISTANBUL - Daily life around the Taksim Gezi Park has normalized and the roads were re-opened for vehicles and pedestrians after the intense heavy protests of the last two weeks had ceased. The Taksim Square opened Monday morning for vehicle and pedestrian traffic and bus stations, billboards, traffic lights and signs as well as traffic cameras damaged during the protests were repaired.Business ...
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Spying claims of The Guardian
Turkey`s finmin Simsek said, if The Guardian`s spying claims were confirmed, then they would strongly condemn it and do all what was necessary ANKARA - Turkey`s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has said, "If The Guardian`s spying claims are confirmed, then we will strongly condemn it and do all what is necessary."Minister Simsek released a written statement in regards to the news article ...
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Nearly 50 percent of Turkey thinks government becoming authoritarian
Nearly 50 percent of the Turkish public believe their government is becoming more authoritarian and repressive, a poll indicates. The poll, conducted by the MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center, found that 49.9 percent of respondents said their government is becoming more ...
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British spying claims outrage Russia Turkey
Russia, Turkey and South Africa expressed outrage on Monday over revelations that Britain and the United States spied on foreign delegates at G20 meetings in London in ...
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Troops could be called to quell Turkey unrest
By Jonathon Burch and Daren Butler, Reuters Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday the armed forces could be called up if needed to help quell popular protests that have swept Turkish cities in the last two weeks, the first time the possibility of a military role has been raised. Bulent Arinc made the remarks in Ankara, where 1,000 striking trade union workers faced off briefly against ...
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Europe criticizes Turkey as unions strike
Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ...
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Turkey threatens to call in the troops if police cant stop protests
ISTANBUL // The Turkish government yesterday said it would call in the military if police could not stop nationwide protests that have entered a third week. Bulent Arinc, a deputy prime minister, made the warning as trade union members took to the streets with anti-government protesters. The government of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced an unprecedented wave of protests since May ...
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Protests and strikes plague Turkey
People carry the coffin of Ethem Sarisuluk, one of five people killed during the recent protests in Turkey, at Kizilay Square in Ankara on June 16/ ...
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Turkish unions strike after clashes
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkish trade unions put fresh pressure on the country's prime minister Monday by holding a nationwide strike after a weekend of violent unrest in major cities. Describing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government as "despotic," two main union blocs marched in Istanbul. Crowds headed ...
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First Person Living Through Turkeys Summer of Discontent
, which translates as "pots and pans." At 9 on the dot, people who live around us head to their balconies and windows to violently hit kitchenware with spoons as a mode of protest during the month that's rocked Turkey. The first time I heard the sounds of tencere tava, I was deeply touched; it was Saturday, June 1, and the entire city had burst into a mad cacophony of noise. ...
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Italian photographer injured arrested in Turkey
Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ...
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A Plea for Help from Turkey
Dear brothers and sisters, dear friends of the democratic people's movement in Turkey! Istanbulites are under brutal attack. The violence of the police and security forces since the evening of June15th when the police attack against Gezi Park? started after the heavy provocations of Prime Minister Erdogan. The city is under clouds of tear gas of all kinds, including the prohibited ...
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SAS in Turkish distribution deal
Turkey's AlpTeknik Havacilik has signed a spare parts distribution agreement with Sikorsky Aerospace Services. Under the accord, AlpTeknik Havacilik will provide in-country warehousing and distribution of spare parts in support of the country's military and government agencies operating Sikorsky aircraft. "Our ability to maintain a local inventory of high turnover OEM [original ...
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Turkey summons UK over spy reports
TURKEY has summoned Britain's charge d'affaires to demand an explanation over allegations that Britain spied on Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek's emails and phone calls during a G20 meeting in London in ...
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Poll shows rising support for Turkish opposition amid protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Support for Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has held steady despite weeks of anti-government protests but opposition parties have seen their popularity rise, according to a poll released on Monday. Asked how they would vote if an election were to be held now, 35.3 percent of respondents in the MetroPoll survey said they would choose the Islamist-rooted ...
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Riot police target pockets of Istanbul protesters
Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo ...
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Britain Meets Turkey Over G20 Snooping Claims
A British diplomat in Ankara is meeting the Turkish foreign ministry over allegations the country's finance minister was spied on during the G20 summit. British spies apparently eavesdropped on a string of foreign diplomats during the 2009 summit, according to documents leaked by a former US government intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. The whistleblower, who has been in hiding in Hong ...
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Behind the facade of Turkey’s recent economic growth
International Monetary Fund expects the Turkish economy to grow by 3.4% and 3.7% in 2013 and 2014, respectively. As of May 2013, Turkey finished paying off all of its $412 million in debt to the IMF. But while these economic indicators seem to justify the euphoria and self-assuredness that have exuded from prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his supporters, they only tell part of the story. ...
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Turkish Government Threatens To Use Army Against Taksim Square Protesters
The Turkish government will deploy military troops should rioting return to Istanbul, according to Bulent Arinc. Speaking to state-run TV on Monday, the deputy prime minister warned protesters that any further unrest could see the Islamic-leaning government use its armed ...
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Turkey demands answers on scandalous British G20 spying allegations
Turkey says it has contacted British authorities to inquire about "unacceptable" newspaper allegations that Britain spied on its Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek's emails and phone calls when he was in London in ...
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Turkey warns it may deploy army to end protest unrest
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.The presence of soldiers on the streets would mark a major escalation of a crisis that has raged for nearly three weeks and poses the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ...
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Repression Arrests in Istanbul City Protests
Istanbul, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Turkey's Lawyers Association today confirmed that at least 400 protesters were detained in this city, while another 150 were held in prison in Ankara, following a long day of protests and police repression. The country's Lawyers Association urged the European Council to take urgent measures by virtue of article 52 of its regulations for human rights At ...
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G20 summits Russia and Turkey react with fury to spying revelations
The Turkish PM, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addresses a rally. The spying revelations come at a fraught time for Turkish-British relations. Photograph: Tolga Adanali/Depo ...
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Turkish govt threatens protesters with ‘armed forces’ slams unions strike as ‘illegal’
Violence Turkish government said it could deploy armed forces to quell anti-government protests. It also called the nationwide general strike announced by unions "illegal." In Ankara the police have blocked the striking workers, threatening them with use of ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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