[ April 18, 2024 ]
More totalitarianism from Obama's favorite and "most trusted ally":
Turkey police reportedly raid homes, arrest suspected protesters CBS News, June 18 2013
Men
detained for standing on Taksim Square in a protest against the
government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen arrested
inside a truck used by the Turkish police, June 18, 2013. / GettyStory continues below advertisementANKARA, Turkey Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he would increase police powers following a
wave of anti-government protests.The announcement came
as police carried out raids across the country and detained dozens of
people suspected of involvement in violence against officers.The government has been criticized for the disproportionate use
of force by the police in anti-government protests that swept Turkey for
over two weeks. It was a brutal operation against peaceful
environmental protesters in Istanbul park on May 31 that sparked
nationwide demonstrations and dented Erdogan's international image.Erdogan
defended the police saying they had acted with restraint and within
their "rights," adding: "We shall strengthen police … so that it has
increased powers of intervention."Turkey's NTV television said the raids in Ankara and Istanbul were targeting left-wing groups.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said at least 25 people were detained in Ankara and many others in Istanbul.
Turkish choreographer Erdem Gunduz (center)
stands on Istanbul's Taksim Square, joined by others, following what had
been a lone protest, June 18, 2013./
Getty
Earlier, police detained a dozen people who stood
still at Istanbul's Taksim Square in a form of passive defiance against
Erdogan's authority. The first such protest was carried out late Monday
by performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood alone for hours in the
square.The square has been sealed off from mass protests
since police cleared it over the weekend, but they have not sealed the
square off from pedestrians.Others copied Gunduz in Istanbul and other cities, and the act provoked widespread comment on social media.
Erdem's vigil was broken up by police early Tuesday after others joined him.
The wave of anti-government protest that has swept through Turkey starting May 31 has shaken the country's secular democracy.
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3 Comments
10 years ago
Erdogan in full favor with Obama and MSM:
TURKEY’S ERDOGAN MEETS TOP HAMAS OFFICIALS
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_TURKEY_PALESTINIANS?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
10 years ago
The man imam obama considers his most trusted ally and whom he goes to for child rearing advise.
10 years ago
Egypt said it best: “Obama – Your Bitch is Our Dictator” (on a protest sign).
