Police fired volleys of tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered in Istanbul’s landmark Taksim Square to enter Gezi Park which has been at the heart of protests since late May. The Taksim Solidarity Platform, which encompasses a vast collective of political groups, organized the march, calling for protesters to try and gain access, according to Reuters’... 

Demonstrators gathered at Taksim Square in protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 13, 2013. Thousands of demonstrators have gathered at Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square for fresh protest against the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstration was held on Saturday despite the massive crackdown on anti-government protesters over... 

Activists returning to Taksim Square will be considered “supporters or members of a terror group,” Turkey’s EU minister told local media. This comes after police bulldozed the tent camp in Gezi Park in one of the worst nights of violence in Istanbul. “From now on the state will unfortunately have to consider everyone who remains there a supporter or member of a terror organization,” EU Minister... 

Protesters escape from a water cannon as they clash with police during an anti-government demonstration in Ankara on June 16, 2013. Germany has called on Turkey to respect the freedom of expression as anti-government protests continue in the country. Reacting to the latest events taking place in Turkey, Germany’s government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a message posted on Twitter, “The German... 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given a ‘last warning’ to thousands of anti-government protesters, saying his government will rid Istanbul’s Taksim Square of ‘troublemakers’ within the next 24 hours. “I’m making my last warning: mothers, fathers please withdraw your kids from there,” Erdogan said in a live television broadcast on Thursday. “Authorities... 

Police clash with demonstrators at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 11, 2013. Turkish anti-government protesters continue to camp at Istanbul’s Gezi Park despite a fierce crackdown by the riot police. The nearby Taksim Square, the heart of Turkey’s ongoing anti-government protests, was covered with debris on Wednesday morning after a night of intense clashes between protesters and the... 

Hundreds of Turkish police are fending off protesters after taking over Taksim Square in Istanbul. Violent clashes are happening in the surrounding streets, which the RT crew on site describes as ‘a real meat grinder’. Hundreds of security troops have arrived at the scene early morning. The square itself was mostly empty of protesters at the time. The few protesters present at the square when... 

Protesters spend the night at Taksim’s Gezi park in Istanbul on June 10, 2013. Turkish protesters have taken full control of Istanbul’s Gezi Park as anti-government protests, which have already left four people dead, entered their 11th day. Protesters in Istanbul are now in control of a large area near the city’s Taksim Square, barricading the roads leading to their tents and forcing... 

Turkey’s PM has vowed that development of Taksim Square will go ahead, despite ongoing protests. Tayyip Erdogan made the remark in Tunisia on his way back to Turkey. Erdogan is also under scrutiny, with opponents blasting him as authoritarian. As the protests entered their seventh day, casualties have risen, with three people dead and more than 4,000 injured. What began as an environmental protest... 

Anti-government protesters at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 4, 2013 Turkish protesters have rejected the government’s apology for excessive violence by police and its appeal to end days of unrest. On Tuesday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told a news conference in Ankara, “The excessive violence that was used in the first instance against those who were behaving with... 

Across Turkey, witnesses are reporting a disproportionate response by police to the protests, which in most instances begun peacefully. At least 2 people have reportedly been killed, over 1,700 detained across the country and hundreds have been injured. Most of the injuries were sustained near Taksim Square in Istanbul, the focal point of the recent protest. Massive demonstrations from last night... 

Police in Istanbul have withdrawn from Taksim Square, allowing the mass protest to continue unabated, Turkish media report. Istanbul and Ankara are entering the third day of violent protests, with tear gas and water cannon deployed and over 900 arrested. Minor scuffles broke out after protesters lobbed fireworks at officers as they were drawing back, the state-run Anadolu Agency reports. Police removed...