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First person: Moments of peace amid protests in Turkey - USA TODAY Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:58:57 GMT

New York Times (blog)

First person: Moments of peace amid protests in Turkey USA TODAY Across Turkey, demonstrators have been protesting rising authoritarianism and calling for the government to resign. In Ankara, some of the protests turned violent. In Istanbul, landmark Taksim Square has seen the bulk of the protests, which were ... Turkish Leader Says Protests Will Not Stop Plans for ParkNew York Times (blog) Tear gas in Turkey's third day of fierce protestsCBS News For a third day, police, protesters clash in TurkeyCNN International Reuters -Los Angeles Times all 1,036 news articles »

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Anti-government protests spread across Turkey - USA TODAY Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:18:01 GMT

Anti-government protests spread across Turkey USA TODAY ISTANBUL — Thousands of anti-government protesters continued demonstrations Sunday in Istanbul and several major cities across Turkey, speaking against rising authoritarianism and calling for the government to resign after police used violence against ...

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Protests Widen in Turkey; Riot Police Pull Back - Wall Street Journal Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:04:26 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Protests Widen in Turkey; Riot Police Pull Back Wall Street Journal Mr. Erdogan won the latest of his three election victories in 2011 after delivering strong economic growth and political stability. Mr. Erdogan brooks little dissent and has made no secret of his ambition to run for Turkey's presidency in elections ...

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State Senate passes last-minute resolution critical of Turkey - Chicago Tribune Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:53:25 GMT

State Senate passes last-minute resolution critical of Turkey Chicago Tribune In a buzzer-beating vote, the Illinois Senate passed a non-binding resolution Friday criticizing the Turkish government's treatment of Eastern Orthodox religious leaders. The measure, approved just before lawmakers ended the spring session, included an ... and more »

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Turkey protesters hold Istanbul square after days of violent clashes - CNN Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:00:07 GMT

Turkey protesters hold Istanbul square after days of violent clashes CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Residents of Turkey's largest city awoke Sunday to scenes of rain-soaked municipal workers and volunteer activists cleaning up the garbage left after days of violent clashes and angry demonstrations against the government.

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How the Protests Will Impact Turkey at Home and Abroad - The Atlantic Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:19:08 GMT

How the Protests Will Impact Turkey at Home and Abroad The Atlantic Since the Arab revolutions broke out more than two years ago, many in Tunisia and Egypt and elsewhere held up Turkey as an inspiration, a model, of how to implement a stable democracy and to thrive economically. Turkey was, to many, a paragon of a ...

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Thousands take part in protests across Turkey - Aljazeera.com Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:56:28 GMT

Thousands take part in protests across Turkey Aljazeera.com Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities and clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a third day in the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years. The din of car horns and residents banging pots ...

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Protests in Turkey: Will Taksim Become Erdogan's Tahrir Square? - TIME Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:16:14 GMT

Protests in Turkey: Will Taksim Become Erdogan's Tahrir Square? TIME Protests and clashes have since broken out in a number of other cities across Turkey, including the capital, Ankara. As of Saturday night, 939 people had been arrested and 79 wounded in 90 demonstrations around the country, according to the Ministry of ...

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Turkey protests: Unrest rages in Istanbul and Ankara - BBC News Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:09:38 GMT

Turkey protests: Unrest rages in Istanbul and Ankara BBC News Turkey has entered a second day of violent protests, with fresh clashes between police and demonstrators in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. The unrest began as a sit-in over plans to redevelop Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, but escalated ...

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Tear gas, pepper spray fired at youths as thousands riot in Turkey - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:15:31 GMT

Tear gas, pepper spray fired at youths as thousands riot in Turkey NBCNews.com (blog) By Jonathon Burch and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters. ISTANBUL/ANKARA — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas in the third day of the fiercest anti-government ...