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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.
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Istanbul Goes Into Security Lockdown Over May Day Rallies
Istanbul went into a security lockdown on today as thousands of Turkish police manned barricades and closed off streets to traffic to stop May Day rallies at the central Taksim Square, a symbolic point for anti-government protests.
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Turkey Police Break Up Protests Remembering Teenager Killed in Anti-Government Protests
Turkish police today violently dispersed protests commemorating a teenager killed in 2013 anti-government demonstrations and whose death has become a rallying point for opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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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.
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Turkey's Prime Minster Recep Erdogan to meet Taksim Square protesters
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet with a group of activists protesting over re-development of an Istanbul park that has sparked the country's biggest anti-government protests in decades.
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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.
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Istanbul Goes Into Security Lockdown Over May Day Rallies
Istanbul went into a security lockdown on today as thousands of Turkish police manned barricades and closed off streets to traffic to stop May Day rallies at the central Taksim Square, a symbolic point for anti-government protests.
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Turkey Police Break Up Protests Remembering Teenager Killed in Anti-Government Protests
Turkish police today violently dispersed protests commemorating a teenager killed in 2013 anti-government demonstrations and whose death has become a rallying point for opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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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.
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Turkey's Prime Minster Recep Erdogan to meet Taksim Square protesters
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet with a group of activists protesting over re-development of an Istanbul park that has sparked the country's biggest anti-government protests in decades.
