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Unions Prepare Strikes to Support Turkey Protests
(ISTANBUL) — Turkish trade unions urged their members to walk out of work Monday and join demonstrations in response to a widespread police crackdown against...
Turkish PM Urges Protesters to Leave Gezi Park
(ANKARA, Turkey) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he has asked a small delegation of protesters to persuade the hundreds of others...
Defiant Gezi Park Protesters Keep Turkish P.M. Erdogan at Bay
Two weeks into nationwide anti-government protests, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally met with demonstrators’ representatives late on Thursday night in...
The Battle for Taksim Square
Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of Istanbul, was engulfed in black fumes and clouds of tear gas Tuesday as riot police firing tear gas and water cannons moved...
Turkish Gov’t Open to Referendum to End Protests
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A spokesman for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party says the Turkish government is open to holding a referendum over an Istanbul...
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Protests in Istanbul After Police Crackdown on Activists
Activists agitating against the construction of a shopping mall in a park in Istanbul were violently dispersed by Turkish police. The move triggered mass...
