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Protests in Turkey focus on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — What began as local dispute about threatened green space in this metropolis has morphed into a nationwide movement protesting what critics say is the heavy-handed style and increasingly Islamist agenda of Prime Minister Recep...
Tags: NATO, Religion and Belief, Egypt, Islam, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Protests continue in Turkey, challenging Erdogan government
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- As night fell in the Turkish capital Sunday, thousands of protesters continued to march in protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, beating drums and rattling the shutters pulled down tight on storefronts...
Tags: Politics, Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey), Demonstration, Human Rights
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Protester reported killed in Turkey amid days of unrest
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The first fatality was reported Monday in four days of protests and a police crackdown that have spread throughout Turkey, rocking the long-stable nation. Mehmet Ayvalitas, a 20-year-old member of a computer hacking group, was hit by...
Tags: NATO, Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey)
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U.S. concerned about reports of excessive force in Turkey
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials have “serious concerns” about reports of excessive force by Turkish police against protesters, the White House said Monday, as a country lauded as a model for democracy in the Muslim world faces its most violent...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Jay Carney, Istanbul (Turkey), Islam, Washington, DC
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The good news in Turkey
How to interpret the recent unrest on the streets of Istanbul and about 50 other Turkish cities? Specifically, is it comparable to the Arab uprisings over the last 2 1/2 years in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain? On one level, they appear...
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, European Union, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief
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Thousands in Turkey continue protest over plan to bulldoze park
ISTANBUL, Turkey — A weekend of protest in Turkey has left the country reeling, with thousands of dissidents taking to the streets after a brutal police crackdown, presenting the government with the most cohesive challenge in its more than a...
Tags: Politics, Dwayne Johnson, Government, Religion and Belief, Turkey
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Skittish tone after volatile week for US high-grade market
ReutersBy John Balassi June 3 (IFR) - Although stock futures are in the green Monday morning, tone in the credit markets remains skittish - and it has becoming increasingly tough for syndicate desks to correctly predict the week's supply. Consensus for this...Tags: Credit Ratings, Robin Williams, Stock Market, Bonds, Federal Reserve
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Things you need to know for Monday
Good morning, Baltimore. There's a leaker in jail next door, Game of Thrones is a fantasy, and Turkey's flirting with anarchy. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for June 3, 2013. Bradley Manning, the whistleblower accused of releasing a giant...Tags: Google Inc., BBC, Israel, Doctor Who (tv program), Fort Meade (military base)
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Turkey strays from its democratic traditions
As the Arab Spring unfolded in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East, Turkey was held out as a model for how Islam and democracy could co-exist. This week's massive civil unrest in Turkey, erupting over the destruction of the Gezi Park in Istanbul'...Tags: Civil Rights, Democracy, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Dozens arrested in Turkey for 'inciting riots' using social media
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish authorities detained 29 people overnight for “inciting riots” using social networking sites such as Twitter, local media reported on Wednesday. The detentions came in the coastal city of Izmir, where police...Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Political Dissent, Twitter, Inc., Sociology
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In Turkey, anger grows in city hit by bombings
REYHANLI, Turkey — Two weeks after twin car bomb blasts killed 51 people and injured hundreds in this southern Turkish city, residents remain in a state of shock and unease. Laborers silently lug sacks of cement or new windowpanes into damaged...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Religion and Belief, Bombings
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Unrest in Turkey continues
FrameworkA weekend of dramatic protest left Turkey reeling, with thousands of dissidents taking to the streets following a brutal police crackdown, presenting the country’s leadership with the most cohesive challenge to its leadership it has faced during...
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