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Irish Times
April 30, 2018
Mehmet Ali does not own the land on which his shanty house sits in Istanbul's Okmeydani district. When he arrived here 45 years ago from Ankara in search of a better paying job, the area was untouched ground covered by mulberry tree groves. Today, Ali's single-storey, three-room house on PiyalepasaÃâà...
Kurdistan24
April 22, 2018
A man prepares to launch a metal railing as Turkish demonstrators and Dutch riot police clash in Rotterdam, March 12, 2017. ... said there were no plans for the leading European Union (EU) nation to receive a visit by Erdogan who vies for votes from hundreds of thousands of German Turks maintaining ties with Turkey.
BBC News
April 22, 2018
Thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied defiantly in the Armenian capital Yerevan after riot police seized their leader. Nikol Pashinyan ... He has been accused of failing to address continuing tensions with Azerbaijan and Turkey, as well as widespread poverty at home. His government hasÃâà...
Hurriyet Daily News
April 16, 2018
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on April 16 organized sit-ins to protest Turkey's ongoing state of emergency, declared shortly after the July ... In Istanbul, police prevented members of the CHP from staging the protest in Taksim Square, while riot police and water cannon vehicles wereÃâà...
Rudaw
March 21, 2018
Riot police arrest a man during a protest in Istanbul in January against Turkey's military operation in Afrin. ... The UN office reported incidents of Turkish security forces targeting Kurdish civilians for perceived connections with the PKK – threatening, killing, sexually assaulting women, torture, blockingÃâà...
PRESSTV
March 20, 2018
Turkish riot police officers arrest a woman during an anti-government rally in Istanbul on January 2018. ... “Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people,” including the arrest of 160,000 people and dismissal ofÃâà...
Kurdistan24
March 18, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday visited the Kurdish cities of Mardin and Diyarbakir where he attended provincial ... A woman shouts at Turkish riot police as they detain her during a rally for women's rights in Ankara, March 4, 2018. (Photo:Ãâà...
euronews
March 14, 2018
As the fighting raged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a meeting with neighborhood heads in the capital Ankara. Erdoğan stated that the “utmost care” is being taken to avoid harming civilians during the “Operation Olive Branch” against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units, (YPG), militantsÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
March 11, 2018
Pro-Kurdish protesters demonstrating against Turkey's military offensive in the Kurdish-led Afrin region in northern Syria scuffled with Turks and German police at the airport of the western city of ... Riot police were said to have led several men away, but there were no official reports of arrests or injuries.
PRI
March 9, 2018
Since an attempted coup in 2016, the Turkish government has cracked down on opposition, civil society and minorities. At least 50,000 people have been arrested over the past two years and hundreds of civil society organizations shuttered. Multiple protests have been banned, dispersed or both, as TurkeyÃâà...
TIME
March 4, 2018
After the marchers ignored calls to disperse, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and detained about 15 women, Agence France-Presse reports, citing Turkey's private Dogan News Agency. The marchers mainly came from a women's rights-focused NGO called Ankara Women's Platform. They reportedly heldÃâà...
Yahoo Singapore News
March 4, 2018
Turkish police on Sunday fired tear gas to break up a women's rights march in Ankara with some 15 protesters reportedly detained. The protesters, mainly from the Ankara Women's Platform, a NGO promoting women's rights, had gathered in the Turkish capital for the march called ahead of InternationalÃâà...
Express.co.uk
December 31, 1999
Riot police were deployed on the island of Lesbos as desperate migrants called for better conditions and permission to travel to mainland Europe. ... Arrivals have slowed significantly since a European Union deal with Turkey in 2016 but a steady flow is putting pressure on island facilities. Its main campÃâà...
The Daily Star
December 31, 1999
Besiktas Portuguese midfielder Ricardo Quaresma (4th R) prepares to kick a corner shot as Turkish anti riot police officers (L) hold their shields to protect players from objects potentially thrown from the tribunes, during the Ziraat Turkish Cup semi final second leg football match between Fenerbahce andÃâà...
Ahval
December 31, 1999
He was one of 31 students arrested last month for protesting against pro-government students who were handing out sweets to celebrate Turkey's military victory against ... Riot police in armoured vehicles entered the campus and broke up a demonstration, arrested Akan and locked her in a police van.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
After several hours of upheaval, riot police officers intervened early Monday, transporting the migrants by bus back to the overcrowded camps. ... The upheaval on Lesbos came a few days after a Greek court ruled that migrants reaching the Aegean Islands from Turkey should not be prohibited from travelingÃâà...
Al-Monitor
December 31, 1999
Turkish liberals commemorated the Armenian massacres this week but, for the first time, had to contend with a big drop in turnout and the police banning the word ... “There is a correlation between commemorating the Armenian genocide and the level of democracy and freedom today in Turkey,” he said.
