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Turkey's prime minister condemns anti-government protests - Los Angeles Times Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:40:47 GMT

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Turkey's prime minister condemns anti-government protests Los Angeles Times Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Turkey over the last week after a bruising police crackdown on demonstrators rallying against plans to demolish Gezi Park, one of Istanbul's last major green spaces, to make way for a ... Turkey protests: Erdogan rejects EU criticismBBC News Turkey PM says he welcomes democratic demandsAljazeera.com Opposition in Turkey flounders in efforts to dislodge ErdoganChristian Science Monitor The Guardian -The Guardian -Hurriyet Daily News all 247 news articles »

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Turkey's protests just a slice of a polarized country - Washington Post Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:36:37 GMT

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Turkey's protests just a slice of a polarized country Washington Post ISTANBUL — At a bustling coffee shop in a religiously conservative neighborhood of Istanbul, Ali Ermis looked at the anti-government protests sweeping Turkey and wondered why people were complaining. The economy is improving, he said. His wife, who ... Turkey's prime minister invokes Allah, demands protests end immediatelyNBCNews.com (blog) Protests Crack Turkey's International ImageABC News Turkey's markets rattled by unrestCNNMoney The Guardian -Yahoo!7 News -Haaretz all 3,359 news articles »

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Turkey's troubles - The Economist Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:30:42 GMT

Turkey's troubles The Economist BROKEN heads, tear gas, water-cannon: it must be Cairo, Tripoli or some other capital of a brutal dictatorship. Yet this is not Tahrir but Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Europe's biggest city and the business capital of democratic Turkey. The protests are ...

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Strategies: In Turkey's chaos, women entrepreneurs meet - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:42:47 GMT

Strategies: In Turkey's chaos, women entrepreneurs meet USA TODAY But the city, like Turkey itself, also straddles two mind-sets, especially when it comes to women — modernity vs. tradition. On the streets of Istanbul, you see modern young businesswomen striding confidently and peacefully side by side with women ... and more »

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Erdoğan demands end to Turkey protests - The Guardian Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:32:07 GMT

Erdoğan demands end to Turkey protests The Guardian Link to video: Erdoğan rallies supporters as Turkey protests continue. The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has delivered a fiery speech on his return to the country, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have ...

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Not Everyone Cheers Turkey's Move To Tighten Alcohol Rules - NPR Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:26:59 GMT

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Not Everyone Cheers Turkey's Move To Tighten Alcohol Rules NPR The ongoing anti-government protests in Turkey are about a lot of things — including a recent law to restrict the advertising and sale of alcohol. The limits aren't any more onerous than those in some other Western countries, but secular Turks see ... Will Turkey's protests undermine its strategic role?CBC.ca Turkey BurnsNational Review Online (blog) Turkey strays from its democratic traditionsBaltimore Sun The Independent -Project Syndicate -The Economist (blog) all 80 news articles »

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Drinks companies, tourism industry criticize Turkey's plan to curb alcohol sales - NBCNews.com (blog) Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:57:01 GMT

Drinks companies, tourism industry criticize Turkey's plan to curb alcohol sales NBCNews.com (blog) Drinks companies and the tourism industry voiced opposition to Turkey's plans to ban alcohol advertising and curb sales ahead of a final decision on the bill, saying it could hit tourism revenues and have little impact on alcohol abuse. Turkey ... and more »

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Turkey erupts - The Economist Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:08:50 GMT

Turkey erupts The Economist Nor is Turkey really on the brink of a revolution. The convulsions are rather an outpouring of the long-stifled resentment felt by those—nearly half of the electorate—who did not vote for the moderately Islamist Justice and Development (AK) party in ...

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I am in Gezi, I am in Turkey - Greenpeace International (blog) Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:04:43 GMT

I am in Gezi, I am in Turkey Greenpeace International (blog) With the eyes of the world on a small park in Istanbul, a new banner message of global solidarity in defence of our fragile planet has been born: 'I am in Gezi!'. Gezi Park is a tipping point, an awakening to years of environmental abuse in Turkey and ...

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Turkey's Secular Awakening - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:04:30 GMT

Turkey's Secular Awakening Foreign Policy (blog) Both the diversity of the protesters and the nature of their grievances show that Turkey has become a much more liberal society over the decade the ruling AK Party (AKP) has been in power. Turkey has a democracy -- now protestors are demanding a ...