Strike by Turkish Labor Unions Supports Protestors
Prime Minister Erdogan’s security forces may have driven protestors from Taksim Square, but the demonstration is far from over. Turkish labor unions are supporting protestors by calling for a nationwide strike. What began nearly three weeks ago as a peaceful protest to prevent the destruction of Gezi park, developed into a full, and violent anti-government [...]
Istanbul Protests Against Policemen
The protesters of Istanbul are getting poignant day by day and so their policemen. Everytime the protesters try to raise voice, they are being thwarted by the Government and its policemen. After the police attack flashed on media and social networks, the protesters keep no stones unturned to downcast the government. Thousands of countrymen marched [...]
Turkish Police Fights Protesters Without Mercy
Istanbul is going crazy, police has been firing tear gas and water cannons against protesters. Turkish police is trying to end the manifestation and riot that started about 18 days ago. With loudspeakers the police using gas masks advised the crew to leave Taksim Square, right after the officials started to use tear gas and [...]
Turkish Protestors Gain Victory
Friday Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan put plans to develop Gezi Park in Taksim Square on hold. Turkish protestors declared a small victory. What began as a sit-in to protest re-development of the last remaining park in Istanbul, quickly escalated into a battle between Turkish security forces and the people of Istanbul and Ankara. [...]
Turkish TV Station Shut Down for Broadcasting Taksim Protests
Hayat TV (Life TV), a Turkish channel broadcasting extensive live coverage of the ongoing protests in Taksim Square and Gezi Park, Istanbul, has been ordered to shut down. Regulators have ordered the broadcast to cease at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14 due to a licensing issue; however, Hayat TV asserts this is a pretext to force closure [...]
Police Attacks in Taksim Prove Government Untrustworthy says Eyewitness
Protests in Istanbul, Turkey over a park in that city have spiraled into ongoing violent clashes between protesters and police. Tension between an increasingly conservative Turkish government and a large percentage of the Turkish population that desires to retain its personal freedoms appears to be a prime reason for the growing conflict. Throughout the events, [...]
Taksim – is There No Peace for the Peaceful?
After several weeks of peaceful protest, yoga demonstrations, dancing and community gathering in Gezi Square, with efforts to prevent the tearing down of a beautiful park full of trees over the building of yet another mall, protesters were bombarded last night with an awful storm of tear gas, water canisters and plastic bullets. What does [...]
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