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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan - Los Angeles Times Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:27:49 GMT

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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
Los Angeles Times
ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of ...
Turkey's ruling party considering referendum on park redevelopment plans that ...Fox News
Calm for now in Turkey protests as both sides talkUSA TODAY
Turkey's Erdogan hints at concession to protestersWashington Post
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Clashes extend into the night as Turkey's anti-government protesters, PM ... - Washington Post Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:00:12 GMT

Clashes extend into the night as Turkey's anti-government protesters, PM ...
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ISTANBUL — Riot police firing tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets clashed into the early hours of Wednesday with defiant demonstrators occupying Istanbul's central Taksim Square and its adjacent park, in the country's most severe anti-government ...


Turkey's challenge: Find compromise before violence expands - CNN Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:24:47 GMT

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Turkey's challenge: Find compromise before violence expands
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Istanbul (CNN) -- A leader of Turkey's ruling party held out the possibility of a vote on what to do with the Istanbul park whose planned razing triggered two weeks of anti-government protests, but said demonstrators must leave the park. "The Turkish ...
Street Violence In Turkey Escalates As Riot Police Enter Taksim Square ...Forbes
Turkey violence intensifies as police try to clear Taksim Square - as it happenedThe Guardian
Turkish gov't open to referendum to end protestsMiamiHerald.com
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CBC correspondents released from detention in Turkey - CBC.ca Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:48:40 GMT

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CBC correspondents released from detention in Turkey
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CBC reporters Sasa Petricic and Derek Stoffel have been released from detention in Istanbul, Turkey. The two journalists had been picked up by police earlier on Wednesday while covering ongoing anti-government protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square.
Ottawa demands release of two Canadian journalists detained in TurkeyGlobe and Mail
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Turkey protests: CBC journalists Sasa Petricic, Derek Stoffel arrested in IstanbulToronto Star
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Turkey Reaches Out to Wary Protesters - Wall Street Journal Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:22:27 GMT

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Turkey Reaches Out to Wary Protesters
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Turkey's ruling party on Wednesday called on thousands of protesters to immediately leave Istanbul's central Gezi Park and said it would consider holding a citywide or municipal referendum on the redevelopment plans that sparked almost two weeks of ...


Turkey's crackdown on protesters test Obama's relationship with PM Erdogan - Washington Post Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:26:48 GMT

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Turkey's crackdown on protesters test Obama's relationship with PM Erdogan
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Government crackdowns against protesters in Turkey could test the close ties between President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a strategically important U.S. ally in a tumultuous region.


How the War in Syria Has Helped to Inspire Turkey's Protests - by Sophia Jones - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:50:12 GMT

How the War in Syria Has Helped to Inspire Turkey's Protests - by Sophia Jones
Foreign Policy (blog)
These trees -- threatened by government redevelopment plans that have in turn inspired mass protests around Turkey -- have been transformed into memorials for the more than 50 people who died in twin car bombings last month in Reyhanli, a Turkish town ...


Turkey looks for 'legitimate protesters' - CNN Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:36:06 GMT

Turkey looks for 'legitimate protesters'
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(CNN) -- Turkey is one of the main regional players, a strong NATO partner and for decades a key ally to the West, vital in crises such as Iran, Syria and Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a deep personal and political bond with President ...


Uneasy calm in Turkey's Taksim Square after violent clashes clear protesters - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:30 GMT

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Uneasy calm in Turkey's Taksim Square after violent clashes clear protesters
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"We continue to follow events in Turkey with concern, and our interest remains supporting freedom of expression and assembly, including the right to peaceful protest," White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement, according to Reuters.


Turkey clashes intensify as police crackdown on protesters - NBCNews.com Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:45:35 GMT

Turkey clashes intensify as police crackdown on protesters
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In what became the worst Turkey clashes in a decade, police used water cannons and tear gas as protesters fired back with stones and Molotov cocktails. The demonstrators complain of brutality, saying Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is imposing an Islamic ...