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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Customers and cooks inside a kebab shop watch as a riot police officer fires plastic paintball gun pellets to disperse demonstrators. Protesters are demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan resign over a high-level corruption scandal
With permission by Reuters / Murad Sezer
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Police in Istanbul
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A massive cloud of tear gas in Istanbul
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Egypt says the Turkish ambassador to Egypt Huseyin Avni Botsali must go, accusing Ankara of backing unnamed organizations bent on undermining the country
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Police face demonstrators in Istanbul
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A protestor facing tear gas in Istanbul
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A police car gassing a street in Istanbul
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Medics carrying off a wounded person in Istanbul
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Several hundred people hold placards, reading : "Erdogan, the murderer is not welcome in Lyon, Turkish dictator, Get out!", on June 21, 2014 in Lyon, France
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Photo taken by author at Taksim Square, Istanbul demonstration in February 2013. This demonstration turned out to be the nucleus of what manifested into the present nationwide anti-government demonstrations.