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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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63 Injured During Anti-Israel Protest In Turkey: Report
Dozens of people, including police officers, were injured during anti-Israel protests in Istanbul after a deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, authorities said Wednesday.
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Istanbul Braces For Police Lockdown On May Day
Istanbul braced for a major security lockdown for May Day on Sunday, with almost 25,000 police on duty and numerous roads closed for an occasion that regularly sees clashes between Turkish protesters and police.
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May Day Clashes in Istanbul, 50 Injured
50 protesters were injured and 138 detained in clashes with police as trade union members tried to stage an anti-government rally in Istanbul's central Taksim Square on the occasion of May Day Thursday, the authorities said.
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Police disperse Istanbul protesters with water cannon
Turkish police on Saturday used water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators who had gathered anew in Istanbul's Taksim Square, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey warns it may use army to end Istanbul protests
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nearly three weeks of nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.
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Turkey's PM Recep Erdogan meets protesters, no clear resolution to end crisis
A meeting between Turkey's prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early today without a clear resolution on how to end the occupation of a central Istanbul park that has become a flashpoint for the largest political crisis of his 10-year rule.
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Turkey police clash with protesters at Istanbul's Taksim Square
Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a show of force that risked ratcheting up tensions almost two weeks after anti-government demonstrations began.
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Turkey protesters fill Istanbul's Taksim Square, defying PM Recep Erdogan
Thousands of Turkish protesters defied a demand by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end days of rallies against his rule, massing for an eighth night on Istanbul's Taksim Square today.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns, declares protests must stop now
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan flew back today to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest and declared before a sea of flag-waving supporters at Istanbul airport: "These protests must end immediately."
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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63 Injured During Anti-Israel Protest In Turkey: Report
Dozens of people, including police officers, were injured during anti-Israel protests in Istanbul after a deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, authorities said Wednesday.
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Istanbul Braces For Police Lockdown On May Day
Istanbul braced for a major security lockdown for May Day on Sunday, with almost 25,000 police on duty and numerous roads closed for an occasion that regularly sees clashes between Turkish protesters and police.
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May Day Clashes in Istanbul, 50 Injured
50 protesters were injured and 138 detained in clashes with police as trade union members tried to stage an anti-government rally in Istanbul's central Taksim Square on the occasion of May Day Thursday, the authorities said.
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Police disperse Istanbul protesters with water cannon
Turkish police on Saturday used water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators who had gathered anew in Istanbul's Taksim Square, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey warns it may use army to end Istanbul protests
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nearly three weeks of nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.
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Turkey's PM Recep Erdogan meets protesters, no clear resolution to end crisis
A meeting between Turkey's prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early today without a clear resolution on how to end the occupation of a central Istanbul park that has become a flashpoint for the largest political crisis of his 10-year rule.
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Turkey police clash with protesters at Istanbul's Taksim Square
Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a show of force that risked ratcheting up tensions almost two weeks after anti-government demonstrations began.
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Turkey protesters fill Istanbul's Taksim Square, defying PM Recep Erdogan
Thousands of Turkish protesters defied a demand by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end days of rallies against his rule, massing for an eighth night on Istanbul's Taksim Square today.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns, declares protests must stop now
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan flew back today to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest and declared before a sea of flag-waving supporters at Istanbul airport: "These protests must end immediately."
