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By Jonathon Burch and Ayla Jean Yackley ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Police raided addresses across Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Overnight in Ankara, riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered in and around the government quarter of Kizilay. Interior Minister Muammer Guler said 62 people had been detained in Turkey`s biggest city Istanbul and 23 in the capital Ankara. ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:17 |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey on Tuesday, detaining dozens of people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported. State media TRT said 25 people had been detained in the capital Ankara, 13 in Eskisehir to the west, and `many` in Turkey`s biggest city Istanbul. Ankara`s police anti-terror department said it had no information on the reports. (Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Nick Tattersall)
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 08:38 |
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By Jonathon Burch and Daren Butler ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish riot police backed by water cannon faced off with around 1,000 trade union workers in the capital Ankara on Monday, after a weekend of some of the worst clashes since anti-government protests erupted late last month. Police officers used megaphones to order workers to stop their march towards Ankara`s central Kizilay district. `Those of you on the streets must stop blocking the streets. Do not be provoked. The police will use force,` they shouted, as several water cannon were positioned a few hundred meters away. ...
Monday, June 17, 2013 12:24 |
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By Parisa Hafezi and Daren Butler ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Overnight in Ankara, riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered in and around the government quarter of Kizilay. ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 16:06 |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Police raided addresses across Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people after nearly three weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported. State media TRT said 25 people had been detained in the capital Ankara, 13 in Eskisehir to the west and `many` in Turkey`s biggest city Istanbul. A police source confirmed the operation and said: `For now, only provocateurs will be taken for questioning. ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 09:05 |
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By Jonathon Burch and Daren Butler ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey`s deputy prime minister said on Monday the armed forces could be called up if needed to help quell popular protests that have swept Turkish cities in the last two weeks, the first time the possibility of a military role has been raised. Bulent Arinc made the remarks in Ankara, where 1,000 striking trade union workers faced off briefly against police backed by several water cannon, before police retreated and the crowd dispersed. ...
Monday, June 17, 2013 16:32 |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Riot police backed by water cannon warned around 1,000 trade union workers to stop blocking a major avenue in the centre of the capital Ankara on Monday or face intervention, a Reuters witness said. The workers were trying to march towards the central Kizilay district, waving flags and chanting slogans, as part of a national strike called by several labor groups in support of anti-government protests. `Those of you on the streets must stop blocking the streets. Do not be provoked. ...
Monday, June 17, 2013 11:34 |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - A 26-year-old Turkish man died on Friday from injuries sustained during days of fierce anti-government protests in Ankara, his brother said, making him the fourth person to be killed in Turkey`s worst riots for decades. Ethem Sarisuluk had been in intensive care for more than 10 days being treated for a head trauma, the Turkish Medical Association said. His brother Mustafa told Reuters that his body was being taken to a forensic institute for an autopsy. (Reporting by Yesim Dikmen; writing by Nick Tattersall; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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