Dramatic Footage of the Protests in Istanbul

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 Orange gas slowly filling the streets, people getting blasted with water cannons and nearly run over by security trucks, shoving matches between cops and protesters; these are some of the scenes coming out of the ongoing anti-government protests in Turkey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish Leader: Protesters Are ‘Extremists Running Wild’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 Thousands of Turks demonstrated for a second day in Istanbul against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom they see as becoming increasingly authoritarian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Turks Rally for Secularism in Government

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2007 Crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands gathered Sunday for a pro-secularism rally in Istanbul, calling for a secularist democracy in Turkey amid concerns that presidential candidate Abdullah Gul, whose Justice and Development Party has Islamist ties, will let his beliefs influence his actions if he wins the election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )