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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas At May Day Demonstrators In Istanbul
Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of May Day demonstrators on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as authorities detained more than 200 people at protests around the city.
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Turkey Police Detain Over 200 In Tense May Day Clampdown
Turkish police on Sunday detained over 200 people in a crackdown on unauthorised protests during a tense May Day in Istanbul, using tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators and imposing a heavy security blanket on the city.
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Turkey Police Clamp Down On May Day Protests
Turkish police today clamped down on unauthorised protests during a tense May Day in Istanbul, using tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators and imposing a heavy security blanket on the city.
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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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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Istanbul Protest
Turkish police on Tuesday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protestors in central Istanbul, detaining over a dozen people, an AFP photographer said.
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Turkey Government Holds Security Talks After Deadly Border Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will chair a cabinet meeting today on bolstering security along the country's porous border after a devastating bombing blamed on Islamic State jihadists.
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Turkish Police Tear Gas May Day Protesters in Istanbul
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Turkey police storm protest park in Istanbul after PM Recep Erdogan's ultimatum
Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon yesterday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.
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Tear gas and lemon juice in the battle for Taksim Square
They came in the early morning, rousing sleeping protesters with bursts of tear gas that could only mean one thing: Taksim Square, the festive epicentre of Turkey's anti-government demos, was a police-free zone no more.
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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.
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Threat of beer-free nights fuels Turkey protests
In his Istanbul liquor store, shopkeeper Menderes Yildirim is worried -- not so much about the recent nights of riots and tear gas, but about the stacks of beer in his fridge.
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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas At May Day Demonstrators In Istanbul
Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of May Day demonstrators on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as authorities detained more than 200 people at protests around the city.
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Turkey Police Detain Over 200 In Tense May Day Clampdown
Turkish police on Sunday detained over 200 people in a crackdown on unauthorised protests during a tense May Day in Istanbul, using tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators and imposing a heavy security blanket on the city.
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Turkey Police Clamp Down On May Day Protests
Turkish police today clamped down on unauthorised protests during a tense May Day in Istanbul, using tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators and imposing a heavy security blanket on the city.
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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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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Istanbul Protest
Turkish police on Tuesday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protestors in central Istanbul, detaining over a dozen people, an AFP photographer said.
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Turkey Government Holds Security Talks After Deadly Border Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will chair a cabinet meeting today on bolstering security along the country's porous border after a devastating bombing blamed on Islamic State jihadists.
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Turkish Police Tear Gas May Day Protesters in Istanbul
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Turkey police storm protest park in Istanbul after PM Recep Erdogan's ultimatum
Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon yesterday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.
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Tear gas and lemon juice in the battle for Taksim Square
They came in the early morning, rousing sleeping protesters with bursts of tear gas that could only mean one thing: Taksim Square, the festive epicentre of Turkey's anti-government demos, was a police-free zone no more.
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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.
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Threat of beer-free nights fuels Turkey protests
In his Istanbul liquor store, shopkeeper Menderes Yildirim is worried -- not so much about the recent nights of riots and tear gas, but about the stacks of beer in his fridge.
