Anti Turkish government protests in Istanbul

[Sleuth]

I have a friend in Istanbul who is saying the current protests ( anti Erdogan ) ... she said it is quite frightening and very disturbing right now .. read more detail on Reuters   biggest ` blood and tears ` protests for years   

[Diverbaz 1]

These protests are not just in Istanbul, they have spread countrywide. Turkish press are not allowed/will not publicise the events, CNN Aljazeeras are following events.

[Kevin Sowten]

The presidential elections next year and parliamentary elections in 2015 should be interesting.

[stoop]

I found this article in Reuters NewsPro. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE94U0J920130601


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[nichola]

Live view here  http://livestream.com/revoltistanbul #Occupy you can also see a lot more articles and photos on this FB page

http://www.facebook.com/OccupyWallSt

[davybill]

Just been watching it on the news,the police are giving the demonstrators some aggro,

[nichola]

There will be a peaceful protest tonight in Fethiye 6pm in the public square in Fethiye

http://www.facebook.com/events/577314925633228/

[Diverbaz 1]

A little bit of support!!

[nichola]

If that is from this morning they were blocked off and tear gassed to disperse

[Dutchie]

The title of this topic is wrong. It's not an anti Turkish government protest but it's an anti AKP and anti Tayyip protest.

It started out with a peaceful demonstration against the building plans to turn a small park into a shopping mall but it has progressed. It's not about a park anymore. It's about Tayyip Erdogan, the AKP and all that has happened in the last months.