One of Turkey's main trade union confederations joined protests against the government, after another night of clashes between police and demonstrators in Istanbul and Ankara. Turkey's Confederation of Public Workers'
June 3 Update The withdrawal of the police from Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 1 curtailed violence in that area. But police have continued to use large quantities of tear gas to disperse crowds in Istanbul, and in Ankara
Over the past few weeks I've been taking some of my students from the United States on a trip around Turkey. The aim of our trip has been to explore the pros and cons of the country's development experience. We started with
Since Friday, there have been protests in 67 of Turkey's 81 provinces, according to Turkey's semi-official Andalou News Agency. There have been reports of confrontations in the capital, Ankara, as well as the port cities of Izmir and Adana. More than
The brutal suppression of a peaceful environmental sit-in in Istanbul ignited a nationwide protest against the Turkish government.
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