Less than a week after police forcibly removed demonstrators from Istanbul's central Taksim square, Turkish anti-government protestors re-occupied the space—without fanfare, violence, planning or noise.
Unions in Turkey are striking nationwide today in solidarity with Occupy Gezi protestors.
Turkish government security forces used both water cannons and tear gas Saturday night in an attempt to clear Gezi Park, where protesters have been intermittently massing for almost three weeks. Now bulldozers are clearing their encampment. You can watch it all live, here.
After a day and a night of violent clashes, Turkish police managed to force anti-government protestors out of Istanbul's central Taksim Square, leaving behind only the remnants of protestors' barricades and the lingering smell of tear gas.
Police in Istanbul returned to the city's Taksim Square this evening, continuing another day of clashes with protesters who have been occupying the public space for nearly two weeks.
Armed with tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets, Turkish police moved in on Taksim Square early Tuesday morning, preparing to clear the area of the anti-government protestors who have occupying it for over a week.
A good way to show the world you're not the autocratic leader your opponents claim is to allow them to protest peacefully. A bad way is to arrest activists for tweeting. Guess which Turkish Prime Minister chose the bad way?
A second protester has died while participating in a demonstration in Turkey, this time from a gunshot wound.
Thousands of people have gathered in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey, organizing under the hashtag "Occupy Gezi" and broadcasting scenes of brutal police violence to the world. But why are they there? What are they protesting? And do I need to care? Let's figure it out.
What started as a protest against a development project that will demolish a vital city park has become a widespread and angry protest against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with scenes that echo the Arab Spring.
Incredible photographs from the ongoing protests in Istanbul.
Thousands of protesters camped out in Istanbul's Gezi Park to save what they say is the last public green space in the city were greeted with tear gas and pepper spray today when police arrived.
