Turkey ruling, opposition parties to rally together after coup
By Gareth Jones Supporters of Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of...
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Attacker opens fire at Istanbul police post, no casualties – Turkish TV
A woman armed with a machine-gun opened fire on a police post in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square on Friday but initial reports suggested there were...
Standing still to move on
By Simon Bahceli WITH FOREIGN media attention now largely off Turkey’s anti-government demonstrations, people could be forgiven for thinking protesters had given up and gone...
Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
By Parisa Hafezi and Daren Butler A LONE, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests yesterday, as police detained dozens of people...
Turkey protesters say PM vows to respect courts on park plans
By Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk Turkish protesters said on Friday Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan had pledged not to push ahead with plans to redevelop...
Turkish president urges dialogue after police clear square
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ayla Jean Yackley Turkey’s president called on Wednesday for dialogue with legitimate demonstrators after riot police cleared the Istanbul square at...
Skirmishes in Turkey after police storm Istanbul square
By Nick Tattersall and Ece Toksabay Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a...
Turkish riot police enter Istanbul’s Taksim Square
By Nick Tattersall Hundreds of Turkish riot police entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing water cannon and teargas to scatter small numbers of protesters...
Thousands of Turks defy Erdogan as protests rumble on
By Nick Tattersall Thousands of Turks dug in on Saturday for a weekend of anti-government demonstrations despite Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s demand for an immediate...
Turkish PM cheered in show of strength as protests go on
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ayla Jean Yackley Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told thousands of cheering supporters on Friday his authority came from the ballot...
Turkish PM accuses protesters of “burn and destroy” tactics
By Tarek Amara and Nick Tattersall Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan condemned the “burn and destroy” tactics of some of those involved in days of...