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Turkish Spring

Protesters shout slogans as they carry a banner that reads "Government, resign" in Ankara, Turkey, in December (photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
December 27, 2013, 10:12 pm
Turkish riot police clash with demonstrators
Amid Erdogan gov’t corruption scandal, at least 31 people detained in Istanbul in scenes reminiscent of summer’s mass protests
By Suzan Fraser
A street vendor seen with his national flags and posters of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk, in Kizilay Square, in the main city center of Ankara,Turkey, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 19, 2013, 3:37 am
As protests rock Turkey, Israel watches with ambivalence
With entire region in turmoil, adding Turkey to list of volatile states would spell even more uncertainty
By Ben Sales
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
Police shoot tear gas ot protesters in Taksim Square Tuesday. (photo credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 11, 2013, 8:21 pm
Protesters and police renew clashes after Taksim square raid
Tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons used in sweep on Istanbul square; Erdogan vows ‘no tolerance’ for continued ‘occupation’ of area
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser
Turkish protesters wave posters of revolutionary legend Che Guevara as they gather at the city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 8, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 8, 2013, 10:13 pm
Erdogan rules out early elections as thousands defy call to end protest
Fans from Istanbul’s rival football teams set aside their usual rivalry to join protesters in Taksim Square
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser
Protesters stand on the roof of Ataturk Cultural center during a protest at Taksim square in Istanbul, Tuesday, June 4 (photo credit: AP/Kostas Tsironis)
June 8, 2013, 6:40 pm
No shopping mall or hotel at Gezi Park, says Istanbul mayor
Kadir Topbaş emphasizes that plans to build replica Ottoman barracks will go ahead and be redesigned as a museum
By ToI Staff and AP
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 7, 2013, 2:26 am
Thousands cheer Erdogan upon arrival at Istanbul airport
‘Protests are bordering on illegality, must end immediately,’ says Turkish PM to some 10,000 AKP supporters
By AP and ToI Staff
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)
June 3, 2013, 8:27 pm
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
Turkish high school students protesting at Gezi park, Taksim square in Istanbul, Monday, June 3, 2013. (photo credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP).
June 3, 2013, 2:18 pm
Defiant Erdogan downplays protests as a ‘blip’
Turkish prime minister blames four days of demonstrations on ‘extremist’ elements, dismisses similarity to Arab Spring
By Suzan Fraser and Adam Schreck
In this photo taken late Saturday, June 1, 2013, Turkish protesters clash with riot police near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce, where Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains an office in Istanbul, Turkey. (photo credit: AP)
June 3, 2013, 8:00 am
War-torn Syria issues travel warning for Turkey
‘Deteriorating security situation’ prompts Damascus to caution against visiting country where 370,000 Syrian refugees have found refuge
By Asher Zeiger
Protesters mass near Istanbul's Taksim Square on Sunday (image capture from Russia Today live feed)
June 2, 2013, 4:52 pm
Police, protesters clash in Ankara; masses gather in Istanbul
After two days of skirmishes that caused two deaths and 1,000 injuries, demonstrators gear up for possibility of more violence
By ToI Staff and AP
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)
June 2, 2013, 3:04 pm
Relative calm returns to Istanbul square
After two days of clashes that caused two deaths and 1,000 injuries, protests subside amid Sunday rains
By ToI Staff and AP
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)
June 2, 2013, 7:57 am
Arabs worriedly watch Turkey simmer
Political conference in Iraq tries to stop the bloodshed; repenting Sunni sheikh lauded by columnists
By Elhanan Miller
Riot police clashing with protesters in Istanbul on Saturday (photo credit: AP)
June 2, 2013, 6:38 am
Turkish protests shift away from Taksim as clashes enter third day
Two said killed over the weekend; Sunday sees Istanbul mostly calm, with sporadic fights between demonstrators and police
By ToI Staff
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, September, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi)
June 1, 2013, 10:29 pm
Syria tells Erdogan to quit if he can’t peacefully control protests
Relishing Turkish PM’s troubles, Damascus says Istanbul protesters ‘do not deserve this barbarity’
By ToI Staff
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