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Several years ago I attended a gentleman’s evening with buffet and drink offered in copious amounts. As the drink flowed and noise levels were building up, the atmosphere became a little volatile. Then it all kicked off and became very riotous.

The deaths of 245 coal miners in the western Turkish town of Soma have sparked outrage and anti-government protests all across the country, with calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey may be domestically producing the tear gas the authorities use after hearing calls from the international community to suspend the shipment of tear gas to that country.

A member of the Turkish feminist group Femen staged a topless protest against the 'dictatorship' of the country's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Only one woman protested at the Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul but Femen issued a statement.

It only took one man, standing silently for eight hours in Istanbul's Taksim Square, to redefine Turkey's ongoing protests.

The anti-government political turmoil that has engulfed Turkey has also hit the Turkish city of Antakya -- a city near the Syrian border.

Ankara - The government of Turkey intends to investigate doctors who have treated protesters wounded in recent clashes with police. This move is likely to increase tensions.

Ankara and Istanbul once again became cities convulsed in rioting and violence as anti-government protesters clashed with supporters of Prime Minister Erdogan.

Turkish riot police have once again attacked an encampment of demonstrators in Istanbul's Gezi Park mere hours after the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told them they should clear off.

Istanbul - After almost two weeks of anti-government protests that gripped major cities in Turkey, riot police once again tried to regain control of Taksim Square on Tuesday—the focal point of unrest in Istanbul.

Turkish riot police have cleared out Taksim Square in Istanbul which has been occupied by anti-government demonstrators for the last two weeks.

Protesters in Turkey are demanding for police chiefs in Istanbul and Ankara to be fired, citing the forces' use of violence to break up demonstrations.