June 4, 2013
4:27 pm

An Israeli reservist packs his gear after ending a deployment near Gaza during Operation Defense Shield. Reservist had their yearly grant slashed by a third this year due to the operation (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

The IDF feels the bite

Budget cuts pinch the army, forcing reevaluation of reserve activities; protests in Turkey remain as hot for the press as shwarma

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 4, 2013
9:10 am

Protesters raise their hands as they shout slogans during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, on Monday, June 3, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

One reported killed, another brain dead in Turkey protests

With anti-government riots showing no sign of abating, Turkish PM and president appear out of sync over how to treat demonstrators

By Gavriel Fiske and AP

June 3, 2013
8:27 pm

Protesters look at a destroyed car during a rally at the Taksim Square in Istanbul early Sunday, June 2, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

WATCH: ‘I’ve never seen my people so united,’ says Turkish journalist

Sevin Turan tells Times of Israel that mass anti-government protests have brought together people from all social, economic backgrounds

By Ricky Ben-David

June 3, 2013
6:21 pm

Riot police clashing with protesters in Turkey on Saturday. (photo credit: AP)

Turkish PM, president butt heads over protests

Erdogan calls demonstrators looters, Gul says they’re citizens exercising their right to peaceful protest

June 3, 2013
1:01 pm

A young woman waves a national flag at paramilitary police at the entrance of a road leading to the prime minister's office as Turkish youths shout 'Tayyip, resign!' and clash with security forces in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 1, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Orhan Ozbilici)

Tahrir or Zuccotti?

Turkish protests continue to lead coverage, with papers trying to figure out if the demonstrations are more Wall Street or Cairo

By Joshua Davidovich

June 2, 2013
10:05 pm

Demonstrators outside the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv in solidarity with protesters in Taksim Square. (photo credit: Ricky Ben-David/Times of Israel staff)

Activists in Tel Aviv protest police violence in Turkey

Bearing signs reading ‘Occupy Gezi,’ 50 people demonstrate outside Turkish Embassy

By Times of Israel staff

June 2, 2013
11:48 am

Riot police clashing with protesters in Istanbul on Saturday (photo credit: AP)

In Istanbul, protesters aplenty, but nary an Israeli reporter

The ‘Turkish Spring’ dominates the Hebrew papers, which are happy to see Erdogan in trouble

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 1, 2013
5:42 pm

A rally in Vancouver, Canada, supporting the anti-government protests in Turkey, June 1, 2013 (photo credit: OccupyGezi official Facebook page)

Turkish demonstrators spark worldwide solidarity protests

Activists across the globe express outrage at the heavy-handed police tactics used in breaking up a peaceful Istanbul sit-in

By Times of Israel staff and AP

June 1, 2013
12:21 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (photo credit: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Erdogan: Stop demonstrating, Istanbul redevelopment plan will not be halted

Turkish PM says police may have used tear gas excessively, but won’t let central Taksim Square be ‘taken over by extremists’

By BULUT EMIROGLU and Suzan Fraser

June 1, 2013
8:22 am

A man runs as riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. Police moved in at dawn Friday to disperse the crowd on the fourth day of the protest against a contentious government plan to revamp Istanbul’s main square, Taksim. (AP Photo)

Police accused of massacre at ‘Turkish Spring’ protest against park demolition

Peaceful sit-in turns into furious anti-government rally after security forces crack down on demonstrators hoping to save Istanbul’s Gezi Park; Erdogan branded a ‘fascist’

By AP and Yifa Yaakov

May 31, 2013
4:15 pm

Riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a demonstration by hundreds of people trying to prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

Turkish police crack down on Istanbul park protest

Multiple protesters injured in clashes with government authorities as demonstration enters its fourth day

May 29, 2013
12:50 am

White House press secretary Jay Carney. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington knocks Russia over air defense sale

White House says move to supply Damascus with S-300 anti-airstrike system will perpetuate conflict

By Times of Israel staff and AP

May 28, 2013
7:11 pm

Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad take their position during clashes against Syrian rebels, in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, May 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

Fears grow of foreign-fueled arms race in Syria

EU decision to lift arms embargo on rebels follows Russian move to supply Assad with advanced anti-aircraft missiles

By Jamey Keaten and Karin Laub

May 24, 2013
6:18 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, stands next to Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha, right, and Chief of Staff Gen. Fahed al-Jasem el-Freij, left, during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, in Damascus, Syria, last year (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

Russian statement, confirmed by Damascus legislator, is first sign that Assad is willing to negotiate with opposition

By Bassem Mroue

May 16, 2013
7:19 pm

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi meets Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Cairo, July 26, 2012 (photo credit: Mohammed al-Ostaz/Flash 90)

Morsi may join Erdogan for Gaza Strip visit

Turkish and Egyptian representatives reportedly discuss possibility of both leaders making trip to Hamas-controlled territory

By Adiv Sterman

Topic: Istanbul