Turks protest against Islamic-backed govt

Thousands of Turks staged a rally in the Turkish capital Ankara today, accusing the Islamic-rooted government of undermining the country’s secular laws.

More than 10,000 people gathered in a square in Ankara, carrying anti-government banners, red-and-white Turkish flags and pictures of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the revered leader who founded the secular republic in 1923.