Turkey Riots

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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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  Valorant Out Now in India, Europe, Coming to America in a Few Hours

  Valorant — Riot Games’ new free-to-play online first-person shooter — is out now in India, Asia-Pacific, Oceania, Europe, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Russia, and CIS countries.

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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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  Refugee Baby Dies on Greek Island, Clashes on Lesbos

  A two-month-old baby from a family of refugees died Saturday on the Greek island of Agathonisi, a police source said, as riot officers clashed with migrants on the island of Lesbos.

• Renewed Assault on Kobane; 21 Dead in Turkey as Kurds Rise

  Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobane on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighbouring Turkey where Kurds rose up against the government for doing nothing to protect their kin.

• Police Fire Tear Gas as 10,000 Protest at Turkey Mine Site

  Turkish riot police on Friday fired tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets at thousands of protesters in the town of Soma, scene of the country's deadliest industrial disaster.

• 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.

• Muzaffarnagar forgotten? Uttar Pradesh ministers, MLAs on 7-nation 'study tour' packed with sightseeing

  At a time when Uttar Pradesh is struggling with the aftermath of the Muzaffarnagar riots and allegations of mismanagement, eight state ministers and nine legislators are on a multi-nation study tour that is packed with sightseeing.

• Muzaffarnagar forgotten, Uttar Pradesh ministers and MLAs fly out on five-nation study tour

  At a time when Uttar Pradesh is struggling with the aftermath of the Muzaffarnagar riots and allegations of mismanagement, eight state ministers and nine MLAs have left on a five-nation study tour that is looking more like a paid holiday.

• 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.