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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Taksim Gezi Park

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks near his office in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, December 18, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 3, 2014, 4:44 pm
Turkey PM accuses international media of spying
Following unrest on anniversary of protests against Erdogan, premier says ‘provocative’ media left empty-handed
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the parliamentary group meeting of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on May 13, 2014, in Ankara. (photo credit: AFP/STR)
May 31, 2014, 11:43 pm
Over 70 arrested, 11 injured in Turkey protests
Police use tear gas, water cannons to disperse demonstrations marking 1-year anniversary of mass anti-government unrest
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the parliamentary group meeting of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on May 13, 2014, in Ankara. (photo credit: AFP/STR)
May 31, 2014, 7:27 pm
Turkish police fire tear gas at Istanbul, Ankara protesters
Demonstrators defy government ban on protests marking 1-year anniversary of mass anti-government revolt
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the parliamentary group meeting of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on May 13, 2014, in Ankara. (photo credit: AFP/STR)
May 31, 2014, 4:24 pm
Erdogan warns of crackdown if protesters defy ban
Tensions high as country marks 1-year anniversary of Taksim demonstrations, which swelled into a revolt against Turkish PM
By AFP and ToI Staff
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
Riot police gather in Gezi park, engulfed in tear gas, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 15, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
October 2, 2013, 2:56 pm
Amnesty International accuses Turkey of gross rights violations
First-person reports of police brutality underscore call for impartial investigation and an end to prosecution of Gezi Park protesters
By Spencer Ho
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
Riot police gather in Gezi park, engulfed in tear gas, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 15, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
June 16, 2013, 6:35 pm
Turkish police crack down as protests attempt to rev up again
Demonstrators vow to retake Gezi Park after authorities evicted activists from the area as well as adjacent Taksim Square
A musician plays the piano under the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkey, at Taksim Square in Istanbul Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 14, 2013, 7:04 pm
Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Gezi Park
Activists considering Erdogan’s offer to let the courts decide the fate of Istanbul redevelopment project
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser
Former Iranian nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani speaks with media after registering his candidacy for upcoming presidential election (photo credit: AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 14, 2013, 1:42 pm
All eyes on Iran
Millions of Iranians elect their next president; Israel names its best teachers; Turkish protesters push on
By Aaron Kalman
Protesters form a human chain in front of police forces at Taksim Square in Istanbul late Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 13, 2013, 3:50 am
Turkish riot police break up Ankara protest with tear gas
World leaders express concern at ongoing violence; two Canadian reporters arrested, then released, in Istanbul
Then Mossad chief Tamir Pardo in 2012 (photo credit: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
June 12, 2013, 9:06 pm
Mossad head, in Ankara, reveals Iran’s anti-Turkish activity
Tamir Pardo holds first meeting with Turkish intelligence counterpart since the Marmara affair
By Aaron Kalman
Then Mossad chief Tamir Pardo in 2012 (photo credit: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
June 12, 2013, 12:57 pm
Mossad head holds secret meeting in Turkey
Tamir Pardo in Ankara to discuss Iran, Syria
By Aaron Kalman
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters upon arriving in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 9 (photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
June 10, 2013, 12:27 am
Erdogan raises the stakes in series of public addresses
‘We showed patience but our patience has its limits,’ threatens Turkish PM
By Suzan Fraser and Elena Becatoros
The crowd cheers for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 8, 2013, 1:16 am
Weeklong protests crack Turkey’s international image
Crackdown on dissent against Erdogan tarnishes the prime minister’s efforts to bring nation into EU
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser
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