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  Istanbul Gay Pride Banned For 'Safety Concerns': Sources

  Turkish authorities said on Saturday that an annual Gay Pride march in Istanbul's Taksim Square would be banned due to 'safety concerns', defying the calls of organisers.

• Turkish Police Fire Teargas at Protesters on Anniversary of Unrest

  Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse protesters in central Istanbul who sought to mark the one-year anniversary of the country's biggest anti-government demonstrations in decades.

• Turkey Beefs up Security on Protest Anniversary Day

  Thousands of Turkish police mobilised Saturday in central Istanbul ahead of demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of last year's protests that mushroomed into a revolt against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule.

• 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.

• Turkish Police Tear Gas May Day Protesters in Istanbul

  Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months.

• Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden named for EU's Sakharov prize

  Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education, and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden have been nominated for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.

• Turkish police fire water cannon to prevent park protest

  Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Monday at protesters who tried to defy a closure order and enter an Istanbul park at the centre of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government.

• Turkey reopens Istanbul park at heart of protests

  Turkey reopened an Istanbul park at the heart of last month's demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and protest leaders called a rally there for Monday evening in defiance of the city governor.

• Thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Kurds

  Thousands of protesters marched to Istanbul's Taksim Square on Saturday chanting slogans against the government and police after security forces killed a Kurdish demonstrator in southeastern Turkey.

• 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.

• Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?

  The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.

• Turkey's police detain dozens of protesters in raids: reports

  Turkish news reports say police are carrying out raids and detaining people suspected of involvement in violence against police during a wave of anti-government protests.

• Turkey's 'Standing Man': a new form of peaceful protest

  A man stood still in Istanbul's Taksim Square: silent, staring straight ahead, he had not moved for hours.

• Thousands rally for Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan amid protests

  Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters at an Istanbul parade ground on Sunday as riot police fired teargas several kilometres away in the city centre to disperse anti-government protesters.

• Turkey police storm protest park in Istanbul after PM Recep Erdogan's ultimatum

  Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon yesterday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.