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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
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...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Government, Religion and Belief, Egypt
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Turkey's leader may consider referendum on park development
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's leader might consider holding a referendum on plans for development in an Istanbul park that sparked nationwide protests against his government, according to media reports Wednesday. Such a move would mark Prime Minister...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Government, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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6/13/2013-Turkey Trot
What's the problem in Turkey? I'll start the discussion with one word, one name, actually. Erdogan. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffers from the same malady all powerful people have. We can clearly see it in President Obama in his second term....
Tags: NATO, Turkey, China, Political Systems, Russia
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Istanbul's Taksim Square quiet after chaotic, violent night
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Heart Attack, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Turkish protesters defy warning, battle police in Taksim Square
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Protesters defying a blunt warning from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan engaged in running battles Tuesday with police who unleashed clouds of tear gas and blasts of water cannons in an effort to end nearly two weeks...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Dwayne Johnson, Government, Islam
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Pictures in the News | June 11, 2013
FrameworkIn Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Los Angeles: A gathering is held in the Leimert Park neighborhood to remember 17-year-old shooting victim Trayvon Martin, who was killed in Florida last year by a neighborhood watch captain. The trial of the shooter,... -
Turkey's leader warns protesters in Istanbul and sends his 'love'
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Tuesday that his tolerance for nationwide street protests was at an end, as riot police clashed with demonstrators who have occupied Istanbul’s Taksim Square for nearly...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Government, Demonstration, Political Dissent
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Police storm Istanbul square, clash with protesters
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters adorned in gas masks and slinging Molotov cocktails in central Taksim Square early Tuesday. The clashes marked the first major violence in the iconic square since...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Government, Demonstration, Shootings
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U.S. considers taking in Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — Two years into a civil war that shows no signs of ending, the Obama administration is considering resettling refugees who have fled Syria, part of an international effort that could bring thousands of Syrians to American cities and...Tags: Susan Rice, Turkey, Refugee, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
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Turkey's prime minister condemns anti-government protests
ISTANBUL, Turkey —Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Turkey on Friday morning in a defiant mood, calling for an end to the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation during the last week. In a speech from atop an open-air...
Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Abdullah Gul, Government, Government Ministers
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Turkey's prime minister returns to Istanbul, says protests must end
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Istanbul on Friday morning in a defiant mood, calling for an end to the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation during the last week. In a speech from atop an open-...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Abdullah Gul, Government, Political Dissent
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Turkey strays from its democratic traditions
As the Arab Spring unfolded in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East, Turkey was held out as a model for how Islam and democracy could co-exist. This week's massive civil unrest in Turkey, erupting over the destruction of the Gezi Park in Istanbul'...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Political Systems, Government, Justice and Rights
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