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Turkey protests enter ninth day

June 8, 2013June 9, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Thousands of demonstrators are occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square as protests in Turkey entered their ninth day.Protesters raised signs Saturday

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Turkish PM returns home to protests asking for his resignation

June 6, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns to his country Thursday, after spending several days in North Africa as protesters

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Police, protesters clash as Turkey protests continue

June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Police in Turkey have used tear gas and water cannons on protesters who continue to gather to speak out against

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UN human rights body calls on Turkish government to ensure freedom of assembly

June 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The United Nations human rights office has urged the government of Turkey to guarantee that its citizens have the right

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Turkey protests reveal wider political struggle

June 4, 2013June 11, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews Turkey

The continuing demonstrations in Turkey started as a protest against plans to develop a popular square in Istanbul that is

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Turkey’s deputy PM apologizes for police crackdown

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s deputy prime minister has apologized for a police crackdown on protesters, as anti-government demonstrations stretched into a fifth day

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Turkey protests reach fifth day

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Anti-government protests in Turkey have stretched into a fifth day, with police and demonstrators clashing in both Istanbul and Ankara.

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Ashton expresses EU’s ‘deep concern’ at violence in Turkey

June 2, 2013June 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is expressing deep concern at the violence that occurred in Istanbul and some

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Anti-government protests subside in Turkey

June 2, 2013June 2, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Residents of Istanbul and Ankara woke up to a quiet morning Sunday as demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister

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