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Turkey Civil Unrest

Turkey Civil Disorder

This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Turkey where protests are causing clashes with authorities.

When riots happen in Turkey how are they normally quelled?

Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Turkey - do search.

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Turkey's PM fights back after massive corruption crackdown :

Video report - Seven of the 52 people arrested on Tuesday in a corruption crackdown in Turkey have been released. But the country's prime minister continues to denounce the operation as an attempt to smear his administration. Ref. Source 4

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Tens of thousands protest against Tayyip Erdogan:

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Turkey's capital Ankara on Saturday in protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, which has been rocked by a vast corruption probe. Ref. Source 4

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Turkey clashes after boy hurt at Istanbul protest dies:

Clashes have erupted at a hospital in Istanbul where a boy has died nine months after he was struck on the head by a tear-gas canister fired by police. Ref. Source 4

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Protesters clash with police across Turkey as thousands mourn 15yo teen death:

Thousands of people took to the streets of Turkey's biggest cities in Ankara and Istanbul after the family of Berkin Elvan confirmed his death and made the announcement on Twitter. Ref. Source 5

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Islamic scholar Gülen calls conditions in Turkey worse than military coup:

"What we are seeing today is 10 times worse than what we saw during the military coups," He said, adding to that "We face similar treatment [as seen during the military coups] but at the hands of civilians who we think follow the same faith as us." Ref. Source 6

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VIDEO: Three killed, several injured in ISIL protests across Turkey:

Hakan Buksur, 25, was killed by live ammunition as police hit protesters with bullets, tear gas and water cannon in the eastern province of Mus's Varto district, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Ref. Source 3

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Turkish police water cannon, tear gas demonstrators in Ankara:

Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse about 1,000 demonstrators who had gathered in the capital Ankara to protest against military strikes in Syria and northern Iraq, a Reuters cameraman at the scene said. Ref. Source 6t