Ongoing protests for the sixth day in Turkey
6/5/2013 8:18:56 AM
The snowball from Taksim Square in Turkey is still getting bigger with time passing by to include many regions in the previous Ottoman Sultanate, calling into Turkey the Arab Spring witnessed in some Arab States.
The activists’ protest over governmental plans to redevelop a Park in Istanbul turned into a wide protest over the government’s policies engulfing several Turkish cities.
The protests came to their sixth day, demonstrators still gathering in Istanbul and Ankara cities early on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of 'Authoritarian style' of governance and seek to turn the secular Community in Turkey into Islam.
Moreover, the confederation of public-sector workers, the biggest workers confederation in Turkey, join forces with protests calling for a two-day strike including schools, universities and all governmental institutions.
Police have used tear gas and water cannon against hundreds of protesters.
The latter tried to head towards Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offices in both cities but they were stopped by security forces.
Meanwhile, Hatay city in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria, witnessed same protests.
One young protester was killed in the city with a firearm by unknown people during demonstrations.
Protests against Turkish government came despite the cabinet apology for the violent police response to protests that killed two people and injured hundreds.
The activists’ protest over governmental plans to redevelop a Park in Istanbul turned into a wide protest over the government’s policies engulfing several Turkish cities.
The protests came to their sixth day, demonstrators still gathering in Istanbul and Ankara cities early on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of 'Authoritarian style' of governance and seek to turn the secular Community in Turkey into Islam.
Moreover, the confederation of public-sector workers, the biggest workers confederation in Turkey, join forces with protests calling for a two-day strike including schools, universities and all governmental institutions.
Police have used tear gas and water cannon against hundreds of protesters.
The latter tried to head towards Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offices in both cities but they were stopped by security forces.
Meanwhile, Hatay city in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria, witnessed same protests.
One young protester was killed in the city with a firearm by unknown people during demonstrations.
Protests against Turkish government came despite the cabinet apology for the violent police response to protests that killed two people and injured hundreds.