Ankara protesters clash with Turkish police

[Bosonic]

Source: BBC

Police in the Turkish capital Ankara have used tear gas and water cannon on demonstrators as anti-government protests continue.

About 5,000 people had gathered in Kizilay Square in the city centre. Protesters and police also clashed in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city.

Turkey has had more than a week of unrest sparked by a police crackdown on a local protest over an Istanbul park.

Earlier, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out early elections. "You don't decide on early elections because people are marching on the streets," he said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22830558

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[delrem]

1. I hope the protesters can stop Erdogan fomenting war on Syria.

[Bosonic]

2. Turkey's leader remains defiant

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister has given a speech from the top of a bus making it clear that he has no intention of backing down in the face of 10 days of anti-government protesters.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again condemned his opponents as "looters," and he did that Sunday in the southern city of Adana, where pro- and anti- government protesters had clashed the night before.

However, he also asked his supporters not to engage in any violence, predicting that his party would defeat those who oppose it during local elections in March.

Erdogan blamed the anti-government protests on forces that oppose Turkey's progress.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/pro-and-anti-govt-protesters-clash-turkey

[Coyotl]

3. This has been going on for quite some time now, all of June

Last edited Sun Jun 9, 2013, 10:01 PM - Edit history (1)

Not a very good article in that it really minimizes the events.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1yqxwp&s=5

Mon Jun 3, 2013: Turkey protests show no sign of letdown
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014499287