Advertisement National Police crackdown in Turkey Turkish police have launched a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Istanbul after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the demonstrators to evacuate in a speech at a rally in the capital Ankara. Share Tweet Reddit
16 June 2013 at 5:38am Crackdown on Turkish protesters after PM's warning Riot police walk in front of Divan hotel in Istanbul amid a cloud of tear gas. Credit: REUTERS/Serkan Senturk Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul pushed protesters out of Taksim Square this morning, removing the roadblocks put up in the last two weeks. A police officer fires tear gas towards protesters in Istanbul. Credit: REUTERS/Serkan Senturk Last updated Sun 16 Jun 2013 Read more 117 updates Police crackdown in Turkey World Turkey Share Tweet Reddit
Istanbul's governor vows to fight on day and night Anti-government protesters and police have been fighting a running battle for control of Istanbul's Taksim Square on an 11th day of clashes.
Eyewitnesses reveal horror and hope in Turkey "We'll never forget what we have seen in the past few days. People bleeding on the street from rubber bullets and nurses beaten by police."