New York Times | Mosque Dream Seen at Heart of Turkey Protests New York Times ISTANBUL — Three weeks before street protests spread across Turkey, the architect Ahmet Vefik Alp traveled to Sunnylands, the famous Southern California retreat for heads of state, where he presented his blueprint for a project in Istanbul's Taksim ... Erdogan defends riot police tactics in Turkey protests 1000s rally for, against Turkey govt. Is secular Turkey dying? |
Voice of America | Germany's EU Block Hurts Turkey's Protesters Bloomberg The move is led by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has long opposed admitting Turkey and says she is "appalled" by the way in which its government has handled the protests that erupted in Istanbul at the end of May. Well, we should all be ... Merkel Party Underlines Opposition to Turkey in EU EU Risks Upsetting Turkey with Threat to Call Off Talks Merkel party opposes Turkey joining EU |
The Guardian | Turkey protests 'must not derail peace process with Kurdish rebels' The Guardian Turkey's main cities have been disrupted by protests this month sparked by a conservation battle over Gezi park in Istanbul and fuelled by fears that Erdoğan's style of government is becoming more autocratic and the AKP more conservative and Islamist. Turkey Is on Its Way to a Mature Democracy Turkish PM likens the ongoing protest wave in Turkey to Brazil demonstrations Iran, Turkey, and the Non-Arab Street |
BBC News | Turkey's PM Erdogan and opponents hold mass rallies BBC News Turkish activists have held a mass protest in Istanbul, hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied his own supporters in a seaside resort. Riot police used water cannon to disperse thousands gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square. Mr Erdogan ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Serbia, Turkey to face off in Mediterranean Games basketball finals Hurriyet Daily News Swimmer Halime Zülal Zeren, who skipped the national university entrance examinations to keep up with competitions that led to the Mersin games, took home the bronze medal. The 18-year-old said she planned to represent Turkey in the upcoming Olympic ... |
Aljazeera.com | Germany-Turkey diplomatic row intensifies Aljazeera.com Germany and Turkey have summoned each other's ambassadors for tit-for-tat reproaches in an escalating row over Chancellor Angela Merkel's criticism of a crackdown on protesters in Turkey, and her reluctance to see the country join the European Union. Tension between Germany and Turkey Germany-Turkey diplomatic row erupts over EU bid Turkey's EU membership bid falters as diplomatic row with Germany deepens |
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Erdogan defends riot police in Turkey protests Jerusalem Post The interior ministry estimates about 2.5 million people have taken part in demonstrations across Turkey since the unrest began on May 31, Milliyet newspaper reported on Sunday. Around 4,900 protesters have been detained and 4,000 protesters and 600 ... |
Erdogan says same forces behind Brazil and Turkey protests Financial Times Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has suggested that the same outside forces are behind protests in both his own country and Brazil, as Turkish authorities continue their crackdown on overwhelmingly peaceful protesters. Mr Erdogan was ... |
NURAY MERT > Inconvenient Truths about 'New Turkey' Hurriyet Daily News Nonetheless, it turned to be inconvenient to talk about the rise of a new sort of authoritarianism in Turkey, despite all evidences. The basic mistake was to only focus on Kemalism, as the only source of authoritarian political tradition in Turkey. It ... |