Did Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas Into a House?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 4, 2013 As Turkey's deputy prime minister apologized for the aggression against anti-government protesters, a video that appears to show Turkish police breaking windows and gassing a home was uploaded to CNN's iReport website. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Erdogan’s Facebook

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Turkish Opinion Poll Finds Majorities Slam Erdogan Policies on Alcohol, Syria (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 On Sunday night into Monday morning in Turkey, clashes again broke out between demonstrators and police in a number of cities, and an attempt was made to set the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters on fire with Molotov cocktails in the Mediterranean port of Izmir. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Riots in Turkey

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Turkey Sees Third Straight Day of Political Clashes

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 Two days of violent encounters between Turkish police and demonstrators turned to three Sunday. Thousands of protesters kept control of Istanbul's main square as the country's prime minister vowed to move forward with the controversial development plan that provoked the clashes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

France, Turkey Trade Accusations of Genocide

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 Since France took the bold step this week of making it a criminal act to deny that Ottoman Turks committed genocide in Armenia nearly a century ago, Turkey has countered with similar accusations, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even added a personal touch about French President Nicolas Sarkozy's own past. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish PM: Step Down, Assad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's list of international supporters is dwindling, and he can strike another off the list now that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined the chorus calling for Assad's resignation In a strongly worded statement, Erdogan invoked some striking figures from (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Threatens Protesters With Live Ammunition

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 After a crowd of Egyptians rushed the Israeli Embassy in Cairo last week, officials invoked the law to say they would use bullets to protect important buildings in the future. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan

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Hackers Arrested as Turkey Embraces Big Brother

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2011 Turkish police made a successful foray into the hacking community Monday with the arrests of 32 suspected local members of Anonymous after the group's attack on a government telecommunications website Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )