Istanbul Riot Police

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  Turkey Police Use Pepper Gas To Break Up 'Violence Against Women' Protest

  Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul on Thursday to protest violence against women, some chanting "government resign", nearly five months after Turkey withdrew from a treaty on the issue.

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  4 People Detained For Questioning Over Deadly Car Bomb Attack In Istanbul

  A rush-hour car bomb attack targeting a bus carrying riot police killed 11 people and wounded 36 others Tuesday, Istanbul's governor said. 4 People have been detained for questioning over this attack.

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  Turkish Police Storm TV Stations Linked to Erdogan Rival

  Riot police firing tear gas and water cannon stormed two opposition-linked Turkish television stations and forced them off air on Wednesday, stoking deep concerns about media freedom just four days before a pivotal election.

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  Turkish Police Storm Offices of Critical Media Group

  Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon today stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group critical of the government, just days before a weekend election.

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  Istanbul Police Use Teargas to Break Up Gay Pride Parade

  Riot police in Istanbul used teargas and fired rubber pellets to disperse thousands of participants in the city's Gay Pride march after some began chanting slogans against the president, an AFP reporter said.

• Police in Turkey disperse protest against internet curbs

  Turkish riot police on Saturday used tear gas grenades and water cannons to disperse more than 2,000 people demonstrating against new internet curbs that have sparked alarm at home and abroad.

• Turkish police break up student demo with tear gas

  Turkish riot police fired tear gas and halted a march by some 100 students Saturday protesting against the clearance of trees on an Ankara university campus to make way for a controversial road development.

• Turkey warns it may deploy army as protests rage

  Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nationwide anti-government protests after a weekend of heavy clashes between riot police and demonstrators sent tensions soaring.

• Thousands rally for Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan amid protests

  Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters at an Istanbul parade ground on Sunday as riot police fired teargas several kilometres away in the city centre to disperse anti-government protesters.

• Turkey police clash with protesters at Istanbul's Taksim Square

  Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a show of force that risked ratcheting up tensions almost two weeks after anti-government demonstrations began.

• Turkey protests: Police crush barricades in Istanbul square

  Hundreds of riot police overran improvised protest barricades at Istanbul's Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in running battles with those who have been occupying the area for more than a week.

• Turkey's riot police enter Istanbul's Taksim Square to tackle protesters

  Hundreds of Turkish riot police entered Istanbul's Taksim Square today, firing water cannon and teargas to scatter small numbers of protesters involved in demonstrations against plans to redevelop a park there, a Reuters witness said.

• Thousands take to streets on third day of Turkey protests

  Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas in the third day of the fiercest anti-government protests in years.

• Turkish police break up Istanbul park protest

  Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon in a dawn raid Friday to end a peaceful sit-in by hundreds of people trying to prevent trees from being uprooted at an Istanbul park. The move ignited furious protests and clashes that injured at least 12 people.