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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Gezi Park

Mustafa Sarisuluk, brother of 26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk, who was shot dead by police during anti-government protests in 2013 in Ankara, speaks to AFP on May 29, 2014 in the Turkish capital. (photo credit: Adem Altan/AFP)
May 31, 2014, 1:49 pm
Brother of shot Turkish protester still seeks justice
26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk was one of 8 shot dead in June 2013 in police crackdown on peaceful protest to save park
By AFP
Protesters chant anti-government slogans, silhouetted by the light of flares in Taksim square, in Istanbul, Turkey, late Wednesday, June 12 (photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
May 31, 2014, 12:50 pm
On 1-year anniversary, Erdogan blames ‘terrorists’ for Taksim protests
Turkish police deploy in central Istanbul square ahead of demonstrations marking start of anti-government struggle
By AFP
Turkish police in Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
July 20, 2013, 11:10 pm
Turkey once again bars protesters from entering Gezi Park
Police fire water cannons at demonstrators who hoped to celebrate wedding of couple that met during last month’s social upheaval
People wait behind a police line to enter Gezi Park at Taksim Square in Istanbul, July 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Gero Breloer)
July 8, 2013, 10:49 pm
Turkey again closes Istanbul’s Gezi Park
Police evict people from the site of previous mass demonstrations, only hours after governor declares it open to public
A protester holds a Turkish flag decorated with the image of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, late Monday, June 3, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Kostas Tsironis)
July 6, 2013, 7:20 pm
Police break up gathering of thousands at Istanbul square
As protesters try to enter Gezi Park, security forces use tear gas and water cannons to disperse them
By BERZA SIMSEK and Suzan Fraser
Water cannon sprays protesters during clashes in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Petr David Josek)
July 6, 2013, 6:35 pm
Istanbul governor warns against new protest
Hours before protesters are expected to converge on Taksim Square, Huseying Avni Mutlu says gathering is illegal
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, in June (photo credit: AP)
June 21, 2013, 7:08 pm
Protests threaten Erdogan’s ambitions, heritage
State crackdown on grassroots demonstrators tarnishes prime minister’s reputation internally and abroad
By Desmond Butler
Erdem Gunduz, right, stands silently on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Photo credit: AP)
June 19, 2013, 12:51 am
Turkey’s ‘standing man’ launches new protest wave
Demonstration form hits other cities in a wave of imitation driven by social media
Turkish police detain a demonstrator who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from Istanbul's Taksim Park on Sunday, June 16, 2013.(photo credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
June 17, 2013, 1:55 pm
Unions strike, protest in support of park activists
Two major labor unions take to the streets of Istanbul, Ankara to protest against Prime Minister Erdogan’s weekend crackdown
Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave his posters before he arrives to address a party rally in Istanbul on Sunday, June 16, 2013. The banner at the center reads: 'We are with you.' (photo credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
June 17, 2013, 8:00 am
Turkish park protest over, but unrest continues
Thousands cheer Erdogan near Istanbul’s Taksim Square, where police ended an 18-day peaceful demonstration
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser
Turkish police in Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
June 16, 2013, 12:43 pm
Turkish police seal off Istanbul square after ending protests
Bulldozers clear out all signs of 18-day sit-in; skirmishes between demonstrators and police continued until early Sunday
Protesters try to resist the advance of riot police in Gezi park in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
June 15, 2013, 10:27 pm
Taksim protesters forced out by tear gas, water cannons
After two weeks, Istanbul sit-in brought to a forceful end on Erdogan’s orders; bulldozers move in to scoop up debris
By Elena Becatoros and Jamey Keaten
Turks light candles for the victims of the protests at Taksim square, in Istanbul, early Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
June 15, 2013, 10:58 am
Defying government, Turkish protesters to stay in park
Despite repeated efforts by Erdogan and Gul to disperse it, Istanbul sit-in continues; in Ankara, police face off with demonstrators
By Elena Becatoros and Jamey Keaten
Pedestrians mill around the Gezi park off the Taksim Square as a few protesters gather at a barricade in Istanbul, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 13, 2013, 10:03 pm
Turkish leader to meet with Gezi Park protesters
Announcement comes after demonstrators say they won’t comply with Erdogan’s ‘final warning’ to leave Istanbul square
By Elena Becatoros and Jamey Keaten
Turkish lawyers march in support of anti-government protests in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 12, 2013, 10:50 pm
Turkish government open to referendum to end protests
Erdogan meets with protest representatives; nationwide vote on development plan possible way out of crisis
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