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• Turkey's PM Hits Back at International Critics of Crackdown

  crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning the police response. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back, defending the security forces and questioning the democratic legitimacy of his European critics. After 6/18/13 from Voice of America Read more »

• Of Protests and Fruit: A Report and Update From Istanbul

  50 percent. It's not true. We have served the whole of the 76 million from the east to the west..." -Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Editor's Note: Of Protests and Fruit was first published on May 31. Since then we've received responses from our friends 6/18/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Ex-Ambassador to Newsmax: Turkey Crackdown 'Prescription for Trouble'

  U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman tells Newsmax that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on protesters is a "prescription for trouble" for the nation both politically and economically. Edelman also asserts that the Iranians will proceed 6/18/13 from NewsMax Read more »

• Turkish PM Erdoğan meets Hamas leader Meshal and Gaza PM Haniyeh

  for a unity government is looming. In this photo released by the Turkish Prime Minister's Press Office, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seen during a meeting with Khalid Mashaal, the Hamas chief in exile, center, and Gaza PM Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara 6/18/13 from Hurriet Daily News Read more »

• “Standing Man” Symbol of Silent Dissent as Turkey Continues Crackdown on Protests

  sorts in the growing movement of anti-government protests in Turkey, as protesters remain defiant against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “creeping infringement on their rights in a secular society.” A man stood silently in Istanbul’s Taksim Square for 6/18/13 from Legal Insurrection Read more »

• Turkey's Erdogan meets top Hamas officials

  Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking a break from his troubles at home to meet top Hamas officials for talks on Palestinian reconciliation. An Erdogan aide says he is holding talks with Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal as well as the 6/18/13 from ABC-KVUE Austin Read more »

• Claude Salhani: Turkey Proves Itself Worthy of Europe

  by force loyal to Assad at Turkish targets. In the two years during which the civil war has raged in next-door, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has time and again threatened to take firm action and yet has failed to do so. Empty threats, particularly when addressed at 6/18/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Police sweep up protesters in raids

  oblivious to the global chorus of condemnation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also vowed today to increase police powers to put down the unrest against his authoritarian rule. "Our security forces put up a successful and extremely patient struggle against 6/18/13 from Morning Star Online Read more »

• MHP leader Bahçeli to Turkish PM: You are on slippery ground

  Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has issued a remarkable warning to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying the prime minister seemed to be dragged into a trap in which his life might also be put in danger. “If some anonymous people are easily 6/18/13 from Hurriet Daily News Read more »

• Advice to Visit Turkey Cautiously

  last week that tourists need not cancel their trips, no matter the resolution of the dispute between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has overseen plans to convert Gezi Park, in Taksim Square, into a commercial replica of an Ottoman-era army barracks, 6/18/13 from The New York Times Read more »

• Turkey PM claims victory over protests

  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of unrest. After a weekend of clashes sparked 6/18/13 from The Daily Telegraph Read more »

• Syrians protest in Damascus backing Turkey demonstration

  Damascus on Tuesday for a rare demonstration in support of Turkish protests against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Erdogan leave," the demonstrators chanted, waving Syrian flags and pictures of President Bashar al-Assad in front of 6/18/13 from Zee News Read more »

• Rambo of Kasimpaa: Erdogan's Risky Response to the Revolt

  time. It's one of his favorite projects. It doesn't have a name yet, but it's quite possible that it will be named after Recep Tayyip Erdogan . Like his favorite sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, Erdogan likes to describe himself as a "builder." Until three 6/18/13 from Spiegel Online Read more »

• EU parliament scraps Turkey visit this week

  deal with criticism." He said Tuesday he hoped a constructive dialogue would soon be resumed. Last week, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the European Parliament over a non-binding resolution expressing concern over "the disproportionate and 6/18/13 from Mail.com Read more »

• While his country burns, Erdogan meets with Hamas leaders

  head of state has priorities, after all. From Turkish Radio and Television English: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a key meeting today for the Middle East peace. Prior to his Gaza visit, Premier Erdoğan will meet Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail 6/18/13 from Elder of Ziyon Read more »

• Turkey vows to strengthen police powers

  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will increase police powers following a wave of anti-government protests. The announcement came Tuesday as police carried out raids and detained dozens of people suspected of involvement in violence against officers.   from Ynetnews Read more »

• Dozens Arrested in Crackdown in Turkey

  protests that flared up around the country three weeks ago in the biggest popular challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's leadership in a decade.The operations targeted mostly left-wing groups and at least 85 people were detained in Istanbul and   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• Top Hamas leaders visit Turkey for talks with Erdogan: official

  leaders of the Islamic Hamas movement will arrive in Turkey later on Tuesday for talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Hamas official said. Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal and his deputy Ismail Haneya will hold a meeting with 6/18/13 from SINA English Read more »

• Turkey unrest: PM vows to strengthen police powers as 'dozens detained' in swoops but silent 'standing man' inspires protesters

  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will increase police powers following almost three weeks of anti-government protests as dozens of demonstrators were detained during a series of police raids, according to Turkish news reports. NTV television said 6/18/13 from The Independent Read more »

• Using pepper spray a natural right of police, says Turkish PM Erdoğan

  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today defended the tough police crackdown on Gezi Park protestors, saying that the police acted within the boundaries of democracy and the law. “I listened to the representatives of the protestors,” Erdoğan said at the parliamentary 6/18/13 from Hurriet Daily News Read more »

• New form of protest in Turkey: standing silently

  The development started late Monday when a solitary man began standing in passive defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority at Istanbul's central Taksim Square. The square has been sealed off from mass protests since police cleared it 6/18/13 from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »

• Report: Dozens detained in police raids in Turkey

  broader discontent. Photo: AP Riot police stand by near a rally by the labor unions in Ankara,... Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013. A day earlier, riot police cordoned off streets, 6/18/13 from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »

• Turquie: l'homme debout, nouvelle figure de la contestation

  Chemise blanche, droit, immobile et imperturbable, Erdem Gündüz, chorégraphe, est venu braver le gouvernement de Recep Tayyip Erdogan le lundi 17 juin sur la place Taksim , haut lieu de l'opposition à Istanbul, toujours interdite de manifestation. Arrivé un 6/18/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Turkey could deploy army to quell protests

  F. Kennedy Street, near the U.S. embassy in Turkish capital, Ankara, Monday, June 10, 2013. ITurkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with a group of protesters occupying Istanbul's central Taksim Square this week, the deputy prime minister Bulent   from Straits Times Read more »

• Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc threatens to dispatch army to quell protests

  came after another night of violent clashes between police and protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told Turkish state-run television that the government would use “all its powers”   from The Independent Read more »