Turkey rocked by violent protests

Thousands of people flooded Istanbul’s main square today after a crackdown on an anti-government protests turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring.

Turkey rocked by violent protests
Sat, 01 Jun, 2013 - 22:05

Thousands of people flooded Istanbul’s main square today after a crackdown on an anti-government protests turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring.

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CourtsTurkey protestPlace: IstanbulPlace: Taksim SquarePlace: TaksimPlace: Ottoman palacePlace: Cairo’s Tahrir SquarePlace: AnkaraPlace: TurkeyPerson: prime ministerPerson: Recep Tayyip ErdoganPerson: ErdoganPerson: Memento MoriPerson: Huseyin DemirdizenPerson: TayyipPerson: presidentPerson: Hosni MubarekPerson: Ahmet CigdemPerson: CigdemEvent: Arab SpringOrganisation: APOrganisation: VimeoOrganisation: TurkeyOrganisation: MuslimsOrganisation: Turkey’s Doctors’ AssociationOrganisation: NTVOrganisation: Dogan
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