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Published time: May 31, 2013 22:31
Edited time: June 01, 2013 07:03
An anti-government protester sits in front of rubbish set on fire by protesters as they clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas)
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Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse a massive demonstration against the demolition of a park in central Istanbul. The rally grew into a wider anti-government protest and is spreading across the country.
06:20 GMT: Police are firing teargas to bar the protesters from reaching the main square, AP reported Saturday morning.
Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013.(AFP Photo / Gurcan Ozturk)
05:40 GMT: Security has been stepped up in the metropolis, with police forces drafted from other regions. Some districts in Istanbul have been cordoned off. Traffic is currently at a standstill.
04:55 GMT: Thousands are crossing the Bosphorus Bridge this morning, to get to Taskim Square in the heart of Istanbul, marking the second day of protest turbulence engulfing Istanbul.
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02:34 GMT: The photos show angry crowds in the streets of the Turkish capital, Ankara, overnight. Thousands rallied in the center of the city earlier on Friday chanting for the government to resign. Police fired tear gas to disperse several dozen opposition supporters trying to reach the AKP headquarters.
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas)
01:20 GMT: Thousands of fans from the three largest soccer teams in Turkey joined the demonstrators in Istanbul, Ayda said.
01:18 GMT: As of 3:00am local time, even the most remote and quiet neighborhoods of Istanbul had joined in the protest, Ayda, a demonstrator, told RT. People are "banging on pots and pans, yelling, honking their car horns on the streets, and yelling slogans like "Erdogan, istifa!" (Turkish: Erdogan, resign!)."
00:00 GMT: Istanbul resident Tan Tunali told RT Istiklal Caddesi, the street leading to Taksim Square, was almost empty as of 2:00am local time, with the protesters spreading to other streets. “Now a lot of people spontaneously started taking to the streets and probably many of them are trying to get to Taksim.” Saturday, June 1 23:50 GMT: According to an Istanbul-based activist, who has chosen to go by the alias Pink Pig, the protest is growing bigger. “People are coming from everywhere.” A witness video shows that the demonstration has spread to the Besiktas Sqaure, which is to the west of Taksim Square. “Today the police used gas bombs and water cannon to get the protesters away from the Gezi park. And then from Taksim square too. They closed all the entries to the Taksim square. They closed the Taksim metro station. Since the morning we smelt gas in the streets of Taksim,” the activist told RT.
23:19 GMT: 22: 40 GMT: Witness says '1000s of people in Ankara closed off the protocol road, marching toward the parliament building.' Earlier reports emerged of the protests and tear-gas having spread from Istanbul's Gezi to the capital Ankara. Protesters also witnessed at two locations in Izmir, according to social media pictures. Thousands are currently reported to be marching towards the Parliament. Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) 22:36 GMT: There are reports that police are teargassing people in a subway station. 22: 31 GMT: Witness says 'military distriburting masks' as police continue with the teargas, adding that it appears 'the military haven't been reined in by the government.' 22:26 GMT: 22:24 GMT: Police said to have used plastic bullets, causing more severe injuries. Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) 22:15 GMT: Six out the twelve protesters injured so far have incurred serious head trauma. 22:00 GMT: 12 protesters injured, 100 receive minor injuries. 20:00 GMT: Police carry out dawn raid against protesters. 21:39 GMT: 21:00: GMT: A video shows police using water cannons to disperse protesters at Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square. 21:00 GMT: Share on tumblr Comments (25) Riots, barricades, street battles as police fight protesters in Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Published time: May 31, 2013 18:24 Edited time: June 01, 2013 03:51 Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Clashes, History, Politics, Protest A peaceful rally in Istanbul against the demolition of a landmark park has ignited violent protests across the country, leading to fierce clashes with police leaving hundreds injured, highlighting people’s growing discontent with the current government. Follow RT's Live Updates on protests in Turkey The clashes erupted after police carried out a dawn raid against protesters Friday, the second in as many days. Demonstrators are angry at government plans to cut down trees in Gezi Park, next to Taksim Square, to make way for a replica Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mall. They say it is the last green space of any size in the center of Istanbul. At least 12 people including a pro-Kurdish MP and a Reuters photographer, suffered trauma injuries. Six of the injured are suffering from serious head trauma. A 34-year old Egyptian tourist is undergoing an operation after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Huseyin Demirduzen, from the Istanbul Medical Chamber board, told Reuters. While a member of the opposition Peace and Democratic Party is in intensive care in a serious condition. Hundreds more suffered respiratory problems due to the effects of tear gas, Demirduzen said. Several people were injured after a wall they were trying to climb in an attempt to get away from clouds of tear gas collapsed underneath them. A Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner which reads that, "Chemical Tayyip", referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Late Wednesday the main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu from the Republic People’s Party (CHP) made a surprise visit to the protest camp of several hundred demonstrators and promised that members of his party would take turns to help the protesters stop an attempt to bring back the bulldozers. In the first raid against crowds on Thursday, police used a Mass Incident Intervention Vehicle (TOMA) to disperse them before seizing and burning some of their tents, according to the Hurriyet Daily News. The Peace and Democracy Party described the police intervention as “state terror” in an e-mailed statement. Amnesty International also said it was concerned with “the use of excessive force” by police after what started as a peaceful protest. The protest at Gezi Park started on Monday after developers tore up trees but has now become a broader demonstration against Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP). “This isn’t about trees anymore; it’s about all of the pressure we’re under from this government. We’re fed up; we don’t like the direction the country is headed in,” Mert Burge, an 18 year-old student, who came to support the protesters after he heard about the use of tear gas via twitter, told Reuters. Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) In Ankara, the Turkish capital, police also used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in support of the anti-government supporters in Istanbul. Erdogan has said he wants to introduce an Ottoman cultural revival. As well as a more assertive foreign policy, more conservative policies are also being gradually introduced at home. He is also authorizing a slew of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at reflecting Turkey’s reemergence as a major power including a third airport in Istanbul, which will be one the world’s biggest and a shipping canal as big as the Suez or Panama canals. Tayyip Erdogan defended the decision concerning the Gezi Park, saying “Whatever you do, we’ve made our decision and we will implement it, we will revive history there.” Although the government has denied that the mall is part of the plan, insisting it needs the space to widen a nearby road and ease traffic congestion, according to RTE News. While the Istanbul deputy of Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) Sirin Unal tweeted his support of the police’s heavy-handed response. “Obviously there are some people in need of gas. If you leave there [Taksim Square] I hope you will have a good day, the system needs to be obeyed,” he wrote. On May Day police clashed with tens of thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul and there have been several smaller protests against a tightening of alcohol sales and displays of public affection as well the government’s stance on the neighboring Syria conflict. A demonstrator covers her face as riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Osman Orsal) A demonstrator reacts as riot police use a water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) ================= Turk police in teargas crackdown on anti-government protesters KARACHI MAY Ki Killing 1st Week>60 2nd Week>60 3rd Week>53 4th Week>90 Firing Blasts O Pur Tashadud Waqiat Me 263 Afrad Qatal Karachi, May 31: A prominent Shia educationist and his driver on Friday were shot and killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, police said. Syed Azfar Rizvi was in his car with the driver when unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at them. Both Rizvi and his driver succumbed to their injuries on their way to hospital. Their bodies have been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities, police said. Rizvi was head of the Dhaka Group of Educational Institutions and served as an honorary secretary of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan. SSP of district central Aamir Farooqi said that Rizvi along with the driver was returning home from the Karimabad branch of the Dhaka Coaching Centre's chain when two assailants on a motorcycle ambushed his car near Cafe Student. Earlier on Friday, Rizvi had sent an article to the media in which he supported Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's recent party reorganisation. Private Schools Association has announced to observe a day of mourning on Saturday. Motive behind the targeted killing is yet to be ascertained. Turkey is same country which is involved in financing and exporting terrorists in Syria to destabilize Assad,( implementing Saudi-NATO-Washington Plan)Its God's wrath that people rose up due to several reasons and at the moment 2 of its major cities are under public control: Twit1: Beautiful people marching from Asia to European side in Istanbul to help protestors , Twit 2:The Middle Class of Turkey is Rising Up, and Decreasing Rights and Conditions lead to #direngeziparki (Today I am Turkish, Tomorrow I will be Kurdish, Today I am Punjabi, Tomorrow I will prove to be a Mohajir-Tit for Tat) 1 of 7. Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Osman Orsal By Murad Sezer and Osman Orsal ISTANBUL | Fri May 31, 2013 1:16pm BST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul, injuring scores in the latest violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. The protest at Gezi Park started late on Monday after developers tore up trees but has widened into a broader demonstration against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). FINANCIAL COMMENTARIES AND GUIDESADVERTISEMENTPOWERED BY Dividend season Dividend season Resilience of corporate dividend payments [For advisers] Read the blog >>Investing in Brazil Investing in Brazil Is the tide turning in Brazil? Find out more >> Riot police recently clashed with tens of thousands of May Day protesters in Istanbul. There have also been protests against the government's stance on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, a recent tightening of restrictions on alcohol sales and warnings against public displays of affection. Police staged a dawn raid on demonstrators who had been camping for days in Gezi Park in anger at plans to build a shopping mall, and clouds of tear gas rose around the area in Taksim Square that has long been a venue for political protest. "We do not have a government, we have Tayyip Erdogan...Even AK Party supporters are saying they have lost their mind, they are not listening to us," said Koray Caliskan, a political scientist at Bosphorus University who attended the protest. "This is the beginning of a summer of discontent." The Istanbul Medical Chamber, a doctors' association, said at least 100 people sustained minor injuries on Friday, some of them when a wall they were climbing collapsed as they tried to flee clouds of tear gas. Amnesty International said it was concerned by what it described as "the use of excessive force" by the police against what had started out as a peaceful protest. Erdogan has overseen a transformation in Turkey during his decade in power, turning its economy from crisis-prone into Europe's fastest-growing. Per capita income has tripled in nominal terms since his party rose to power. He remains by far Turkey's most popular politician, and is widely viewed as its most powerful leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern secular republic on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire 90 years ago. The unrest has been far from the sort of mass demonstrations seen in other parts of the Middle East or even parts of Europe in recent years, but it reflects growing opposition concern about Erdogan's authoritarianism. DEFIANCE Hundreds of military officers have been jailed on charges of plotting a coup against Erdogan in recent years; others including academics, journalists and politicians face trial on similar accusations. Erdogan has made no secret of his ambition to run for the presidency in elections next year when his term as prime minister ends, exacerbating opposition concerns. "These people will not bow down to you" read one banner at the Gezi Park protest, alongside a cartoon of Erdogan wearing an Ottoman emperor's turban. Postings on social media including Twitter, where "Occupy Gezi" - a reference to protests in New York and London last year - was a top-trending hashtag, and Facebook said similar demonstrations were planned for the next few days in other Turkish cities including Ankara, Izmir, Adana and Bursa. "Kiss protests" - in which demonstrators are urged to lock lips - had already been planned for Istanbul and Ankara this weekend after subway officials were reported to have admonished a couple for kissing in public a week ago. Erdogan is pushing ahead with a slew of multi-billion dollar projects which he sees as embodying Turkey's emergence as a major power. They include a shipping canal designed to rival Panama or Suez, a giant mosque and a third Istanbul airport billed to be one of the world's biggest. Speaking just a few miles from Gezi Park at the launch on Wednesday of construction of a third bridge linking Istanbul's European and Asian shores, Erdogan vowed to pursue plans to redevelop Taksim Square. Architects, leftist political parties, academics, city planners and others have long opposed the plans, saying they lacked consultation with civic groups and would remove one of central Istanbul's few green spaces. (Additional reporting by Ece Toksabay and Ayla Jean Yackley; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Mark Heinrich) =========== Chairmen Dhaka Group, Azeem Ustad,Ashiq Ehlybait A.s S.AZFAR RIZVI Ki Namaz Janaza Darbar Sultani Masjid F.B AREA Me AJ 4 Bjy Hogi. متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے قائد جناب الطاف حسین نے ماہر تعلیم،ممتازسماجی کارکن ایم کیوایم فیڈرل بی ایریا سیکٹر اورفیڈرل بی ایریاریزیڈنٹ کمیٹی کے دیرینہ رکن پروفیسر اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کی سخت ترین الفاظ میں مذمت کی ہے اورحکومت سے مطالبہ کیاہے کہ اظفررضوی شہید کے قاتلوں کوگرفتارکیاجائے۔ایک بیان میں جناب الطاف حسین نے کہاکہ پروفیسر اظفررضوی ایک انتہائی نفیس اورباکردار شخصیت اورسادہ طبیعت کے انسان تھے،وہ ادبی اورسماجی حلقوں میں ایک سرگرم شخصیت تھے اور ان کاقتل بڑاسانحہ اورادبی وسماجی حلقو ں اور تعلیم کے شعبے کاقابل تلافی نقصان ہے۔انہوں نے کہا کہ اظفررضوی اپنی ادبی اور سماجی سرگرمیوں کے ساتھ ساتھ ایم کیوایم کے پیغام کوپھیلانے میں بھی سرگرم عمل تھے اورایم کیوایم کی فلاحی سرگرمیوں میں بھی بڑھ چڑھ کرحصہ لیتے تھے۔ اظفررضوی جیسے شریف النفس اورتعلیم یافتہ شخص کونشانہ بنانے والے کسی بھی قیمت پر انسان کہلانے کے مستحق نہیں ۔ان درندوں نے صرف ایک گھر نہیں اجاڑاہے بلکہ انسانیت کوناقابل تلافی نقصان پہنچایا ہے ۔جناب الطاف حسین نے اظفررضوی شہیدکے سوگوار لواحقین سے دلی تعزیت وہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہاکہ دکھ اورافسوس کی گھڑی میں مجھ سمیت ایم کیوایم کے تمام کارکنان آپکے غم میں برابرکے شریک ہیں ۔ انہوں نے دعاکی کہ اللہ تعالیٰ اظفر رضوی شہیدکواپنی جواررحمت میں اعلیٰ مقام عطافرمائے اورسوگوارلواحقین کو صبرجمل عطاکرے۔جناب الطاف حسین نے صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری ، نگراں وزیراعظم میرہزار خان کھوسہ، نگراں وفاقی وزیرداخلہ ملک حبیب اور سندھ حکومت سے مطالبہ کیاکہ ایم کیوایم کے کارکن وماہرتعلیم اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کافوری نوٹس لیاجائے اورقتل کی المناک واردات میں ملوث دہشت گردوں کوگرفتارکرکے سخت ترین سزادی جائے۔ ================ Wednesday, June 05, 2013 ERDOGAN TO BE TOPPLED? The BBC appears to reveal the thinking of MI6, the CIA and the Zionists on Turkey: "Turkey was suggested as a model for a Muslim democracy. "Some Arabs, who took to the streets against their own leaders, are having second thoughts about that as they watch pictures of Turkish riot police attacking demonstrators." Could protests be Erdogan's undoing? This might be translated as: The Zionist model for Moslem countries may not be Turkey. It is more likely to be Afghanistan. Behind you! MICHAEL RUBIN, in the Wall Street Journal, tells us more about (what would seem to be the Zionist attitude to) the Turkish Uprising "Erdoğan has accumulated more foreign debt in his rule than all of Turkey's previous prime ministers combined... "Many Turks are enraged by signs that Mr. Erdoğan and his aides have enriched themselves while in power. "Few believe the prime minister's explanation that his newfound wealth - millions of dollars in property and a reputed eight Swiss bank accounts, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks - is the result of wedding gifts received by his son. "Turks remember that 13 corruption cases pending from his Istanbul mayoral tenure remain suspended only because he enjoys parliamentary immunity." This might be translated as: You are going to be toppled, just like Suharto and a host of other former friends. In April 2013, John Kerry said that the United States asked Erdogan to delay a Gaza Strip visit so as not to upset U.S. efforts to revive Ankara's ties with Israel and Middle East peace talks. United States asked Turkey PM April 2013 - Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate met up with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during their official visit to Turkey. Erdogan is still popular with half of the Turkish population. If 'the powers-that-be' have decided to topple Erdogan, they will need to have assets within the Turkish military. It was CIA assets within the Egyptian and Tunisian militaries that toppled Mubarak and Ben Ali. The chief of the Turkish general staff, Necdet Ozel, is said to be fiercely loyal to Prime Minister Erdogan. Turkey and its army: Erdogan and his generals | The Economist April 2013. What are they plotting? Kerry’s visit to Turkey was clouded by Erdogan’s plans for a trip to Gaza. "The silence of the Turkish army has been deafening... "The backbone of the Turkish military remains fundamentally secular and Ataturkian. "Many of them voted for Erdogan's AKP in the last elections, not because of religious faith but because, as one high-ranking officer explained, Erdogan ''put the economy back on track, tripled per capita income, made Turkey the 17th world economy, a regional power''. "But the army's secular soul remains. 'If he tries to institute an Islamic republic, we will stop him', the officer promised." Turkey: the strange silence of Ataturk's military - Politics - ANSAMed.it Ergenekon was the name given to to the CIA's terrorist activity in Turkey. "The investigation into the illegal network known as Ergenekon, which was plotting to overthrow the Erdogan Government and replace it by a pro-U.S. military dictatorship, revealed that this terrorist organisation was a remodeled version of the Turkish Gladio. "However, Ergenekon didn’t receive orders only from NATO; it allegedly also maintained close ties with the Mossad through Rabbi Tuncay Guney." The Israeli Lobby On 3 June 2013, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan was visiting Morocco. "Moroccan King Mohammad VI did not receive Erdoğan during the official visit to Morocco, the country's media reported June 4." Turkish PM Erdoğan did not meet King Mohammad VI during Morocco visit Mohammad VI is a close friend of the USA and Israel, reportedly. Erdogan in Algeria Erdogan left for Algeria on 4 June 2013, and traveled to Tunisia on 5 June, to "take part in the first meeting of the Turko-Tunisian strategic cooperation council." "He is due to return to Turkey on Thursday." Turkish PM Erdogan arrives in Morocco Gladio A made use of Nazis. Gladio B made use of fascist 'Islamists'. Gladio C may make use of fascist mercenaries. ==================== U.S. intelligence chief says surveillance targets non-U.S. citizens Thu, Jun 06 22:38 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper said on Thursday the law that allows American government agencies to collect communications from internet companies only permits the targeting of "non-U.S. persons" outside the United States. Responding to articles published by the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper, Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said in a statement that the stories contained "numerous inaccuracies," but he did not offer any details. The Post and Guardian reported that the U.S. government tapped directly into the servers of leading U.S. internet companies, allowing agents to examine emails, photos and other documents. (Reporting by Jim Loney; Editing by Eric Beech) ==========================
00:00 GMT: Istanbul resident Tan Tunali told RT Istiklal Caddesi, the street leading to Taksim Square, was almost empty as of 2:00am local time, with the protesters spreading to other streets. “Now a lot of people spontaneously started taking to the streets and probably many of them are trying to get to Taksim.” Saturday, June 1 23:50 GMT: According to an Istanbul-based activist, who has chosen to go by the alias Pink Pig, the protest is growing bigger. “People are coming from everywhere.” A witness video shows that the demonstration has spread to the Besiktas Sqaure, which is to the west of Taksim Square. “Today the police used gas bombs and water cannon to get the protesters away from the Gezi park. And then from Taksim square too. They closed all the entries to the Taksim square. They closed the Taksim metro station. Since the morning we smelt gas in the streets of Taksim,” the activist told RT.
23:19 GMT: 22: 40 GMT: Witness says '1000s of people in Ankara closed off the protocol road, marching toward the parliament building.' Earlier reports emerged of the protests and tear-gas having spread from Istanbul's Gezi to the capital Ankara. Protesters also witnessed at two locations in Izmir, according to social media pictures. Thousands are currently reported to be marching towards the Parliament. Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) 22:36 GMT: There are reports that police are teargassing people in a subway station. 22: 31 GMT: Witness says 'military distriburting masks' as police continue with the teargas, adding that it appears 'the military haven't been reined in by the government.' 22:26 GMT: 22:24 GMT: Police said to have used plastic bullets, causing more severe injuries. Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) 22:15 GMT: Six out the twelve protesters injured so far have incurred serious head trauma. 22:00 GMT: 12 protesters injured, 100 receive minor injuries. 20:00 GMT: Police carry out dawn raid against protesters. 21:39 GMT: 21:00: GMT: A video shows police using water cannons to disperse protesters at Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square. 21:00 GMT: Share on tumblr Comments (25) Riots, barricades, street battles as police fight protesters in Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Published time: May 31, 2013 18:24 Edited time: June 01, 2013 03:51 Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Clashes, History, Politics, Protest A peaceful rally in Istanbul against the demolition of a landmark park has ignited violent protests across the country, leading to fierce clashes with police leaving hundreds injured, highlighting people’s growing discontent with the current government. Follow RT's Live Updates on protests in Turkey The clashes erupted after police carried out a dawn raid against protesters Friday, the second in as many days. Demonstrators are angry at government plans to cut down trees in Gezi Park, next to Taksim Square, to make way for a replica Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mall. They say it is the last green space of any size in the center of Istanbul. At least 12 people including a pro-Kurdish MP and a Reuters photographer, suffered trauma injuries. Six of the injured are suffering from serious head trauma. A 34-year old Egyptian tourist is undergoing an operation after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Huseyin Demirduzen, from the Istanbul Medical Chamber board, told Reuters. While a member of the opposition Peace and Democratic Party is in intensive care in a serious condition. Hundreds more suffered respiratory problems due to the effects of tear gas, Demirduzen said. Several people were injured after a wall they were trying to climb in an attempt to get away from clouds of tear gas collapsed underneath them. A Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner which reads that, "Chemical Tayyip", referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Late Wednesday the main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu from the Republic People’s Party (CHP) made a surprise visit to the protest camp of several hundred demonstrators and promised that members of his party would take turns to help the protesters stop an attempt to bring back the bulldozers. In the first raid against crowds on Thursday, police used a Mass Incident Intervention Vehicle (TOMA) to disperse them before seizing and burning some of their tents, according to the Hurriyet Daily News. The Peace and Democracy Party described the police intervention as “state terror” in an e-mailed statement. Amnesty International also said it was concerned with “the use of excessive force” by police after what started as a peaceful protest. The protest at Gezi Park started on Monday after developers tore up trees but has now become a broader demonstration against Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP). “This isn’t about trees anymore; it’s about all of the pressure we’re under from this government. We’re fed up; we don’t like the direction the country is headed in,” Mert Burge, an 18 year-old student, who came to support the protesters after he heard about the use of tear gas via twitter, told Reuters. Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) In Ankara, the Turkish capital, police also used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in support of the anti-government supporters in Istanbul. Erdogan has said he wants to introduce an Ottoman cultural revival. As well as a more assertive foreign policy, more conservative policies are also being gradually introduced at home. He is also authorizing a slew of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at reflecting Turkey’s reemergence as a major power including a third airport in Istanbul, which will be one the world’s biggest and a shipping canal as big as the Suez or Panama canals. Tayyip Erdogan defended the decision concerning the Gezi Park, saying “Whatever you do, we’ve made our decision and we will implement it, we will revive history there.” Although the government has denied that the mall is part of the plan, insisting it needs the space to widen a nearby road and ease traffic congestion, according to RTE News. While the Istanbul deputy of Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) Sirin Unal tweeted his support of the police’s heavy-handed response. “Obviously there are some people in need of gas. If you leave there [Taksim Square] I hope you will have a good day, the system needs to be obeyed,” he wrote. On May Day police clashed with tens of thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul and there have been several smaller protests against a tightening of alcohol sales and displays of public affection as well the government’s stance on the neighboring Syria conflict. A demonstrator covers her face as riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Osman Orsal) A demonstrator reacts as riot police use a water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) ================= Turk police in teargas crackdown on anti-government protesters KARACHI MAY Ki Killing 1st Week>60 2nd Week>60 3rd Week>53 4th Week>90 Firing Blasts O Pur Tashadud Waqiat Me 263 Afrad Qatal Karachi, May 31: A prominent Shia educationist and his driver on Friday were shot and killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, police said. Syed Azfar Rizvi was in his car with the driver when unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at them. Both Rizvi and his driver succumbed to their injuries on their way to hospital. Their bodies have been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities, police said. Rizvi was head of the Dhaka Group of Educational Institutions and served as an honorary secretary of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan. SSP of district central Aamir Farooqi said that Rizvi along with the driver was returning home from the Karimabad branch of the Dhaka Coaching Centre's chain when two assailants on a motorcycle ambushed his car near Cafe Student. Earlier on Friday, Rizvi had sent an article to the media in which he supported Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's recent party reorganisation. Private Schools Association has announced to observe a day of mourning on Saturday. Motive behind the targeted killing is yet to be ascertained. Turkey is same country which is involved in financing and exporting terrorists in Syria to destabilize Assad,( implementing Saudi-NATO-Washington Plan)Its God's wrath that people rose up due to several reasons and at the moment 2 of its major cities are under public control: Twit1: Beautiful people marching from Asia to European side in Istanbul to help protestors , Twit 2:The Middle Class of Turkey is Rising Up, and Decreasing Rights and Conditions lead to #direngeziparki (Today I am Turkish, Tomorrow I will be Kurdish, Today I am Punjabi, Tomorrow I will prove to be a Mohajir-Tit for Tat) 1 of 7. Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Osman Orsal By Murad Sezer and Osman Orsal ISTANBUL | Fri May 31, 2013 1:16pm BST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul, injuring scores in the latest violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. The protest at Gezi Park started late on Monday after developers tore up trees but has widened into a broader demonstration against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). FINANCIAL COMMENTARIES AND GUIDESADVERTISEMENTPOWERED BY Dividend season Dividend season Resilience of corporate dividend payments [For advisers] Read the blog >>Investing in Brazil Investing in Brazil Is the tide turning in Brazil? Find out more >> Riot police recently clashed with tens of thousands of May Day protesters in Istanbul. There have also been protests against the government's stance on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, a recent tightening of restrictions on alcohol sales and warnings against public displays of affection. Police staged a dawn raid on demonstrators who had been camping for days in Gezi Park in anger at plans to build a shopping mall, and clouds of tear gas rose around the area in Taksim Square that has long been a venue for political protest. "We do not have a government, we have Tayyip Erdogan...Even AK Party supporters are saying they have lost their mind, they are not listening to us," said Koray Caliskan, a political scientist at Bosphorus University who attended the protest. "This is the beginning of a summer of discontent." The Istanbul Medical Chamber, a doctors' association, said at least 100 people sustained minor injuries on Friday, some of them when a wall they were climbing collapsed as they tried to flee clouds of tear gas. Amnesty International said it was concerned by what it described as "the use of excessive force" by the police against what had started out as a peaceful protest. Erdogan has overseen a transformation in Turkey during his decade in power, turning its economy from crisis-prone into Europe's fastest-growing. Per capita income has tripled in nominal terms since his party rose to power. He remains by far Turkey's most popular politician, and is widely viewed as its most powerful leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern secular republic on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire 90 years ago. The unrest has been far from the sort of mass demonstrations seen in other parts of the Middle East or even parts of Europe in recent years, but it reflects growing opposition concern about Erdogan's authoritarianism. DEFIANCE Hundreds of military officers have been jailed on charges of plotting a coup against Erdogan in recent years; others including academics, journalists and politicians face trial on similar accusations. Erdogan has made no secret of his ambition to run for the presidency in elections next year when his term as prime minister ends, exacerbating opposition concerns. "These people will not bow down to you" read one banner at the Gezi Park protest, alongside a cartoon of Erdogan wearing an Ottoman emperor's turban. Postings on social media including Twitter, where "Occupy Gezi" - a reference to protests in New York and London last year - was a top-trending hashtag, and Facebook said similar demonstrations were planned for the next few days in other Turkish cities including Ankara, Izmir, Adana and Bursa. "Kiss protests" - in which demonstrators are urged to lock lips - had already been planned for Istanbul and Ankara this weekend after subway officials were reported to have admonished a couple for kissing in public a week ago. Erdogan is pushing ahead with a slew of multi-billion dollar projects which he sees as embodying Turkey's emergence as a major power. They include a shipping canal designed to rival Panama or Suez, a giant mosque and a third Istanbul airport billed to be one of the world's biggest. Speaking just a few miles from Gezi Park at the launch on Wednesday of construction of a third bridge linking Istanbul's European and Asian shores, Erdogan vowed to pursue plans to redevelop Taksim Square. Architects, leftist political parties, academics, city planners and others have long opposed the plans, saying they lacked consultation with civic groups and would remove one of central Istanbul's few green spaces. (Additional reporting by Ece Toksabay and Ayla Jean Yackley; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Mark Heinrich) =========== Chairmen Dhaka Group, Azeem Ustad,Ashiq Ehlybait A.s S.AZFAR RIZVI Ki Namaz Janaza Darbar Sultani Masjid F.B AREA Me AJ 4 Bjy Hogi. متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے قائد جناب الطاف حسین نے ماہر تعلیم،ممتازسماجی کارکن ایم کیوایم فیڈرل بی ایریا سیکٹر اورفیڈرل بی ایریاریزیڈنٹ کمیٹی کے دیرینہ رکن پروفیسر اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کی سخت ترین الفاظ میں مذمت کی ہے اورحکومت سے مطالبہ کیاہے کہ اظفررضوی شہید کے قاتلوں کوگرفتارکیاجائے۔ایک بیان میں جناب الطاف حسین نے کہاکہ پروفیسر اظفررضوی ایک انتہائی نفیس اورباکردار شخصیت اورسادہ طبیعت کے انسان تھے،وہ ادبی اورسماجی حلقوں میں ایک سرگرم شخصیت تھے اور ان کاقتل بڑاسانحہ اورادبی وسماجی حلقو ں اور تعلیم کے شعبے کاقابل تلافی نقصان ہے۔انہوں نے کہا کہ اظفررضوی اپنی ادبی اور سماجی سرگرمیوں کے ساتھ ساتھ ایم کیوایم کے پیغام کوپھیلانے میں بھی سرگرم عمل تھے اورایم کیوایم کی فلاحی سرگرمیوں میں بھی بڑھ چڑھ کرحصہ لیتے تھے۔ اظفررضوی جیسے شریف النفس اورتعلیم یافتہ شخص کونشانہ بنانے والے کسی بھی قیمت پر انسان کہلانے کے مستحق نہیں ۔ان درندوں نے صرف ایک گھر نہیں اجاڑاہے بلکہ انسانیت کوناقابل تلافی نقصان پہنچایا ہے ۔جناب الطاف حسین نے اظفررضوی شہیدکے سوگوار لواحقین سے دلی تعزیت وہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہاکہ دکھ اورافسوس کی گھڑی میں مجھ سمیت ایم کیوایم کے تمام کارکنان آپکے غم میں برابرکے شریک ہیں ۔ انہوں نے دعاکی کہ اللہ تعالیٰ اظفر رضوی شہیدکواپنی جواررحمت میں اعلیٰ مقام عطافرمائے اورسوگوارلواحقین کو صبرجمل عطاکرے۔جناب الطاف حسین نے صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری ، نگراں وزیراعظم میرہزار خان کھوسہ، نگراں وفاقی وزیرداخلہ ملک حبیب اور سندھ حکومت سے مطالبہ کیاکہ ایم کیوایم کے کارکن وماہرتعلیم اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کافوری نوٹس لیاجائے اورقتل کی المناک واردات میں ملوث دہشت گردوں کوگرفتارکرکے سخت ترین سزادی جائے۔ ================ Wednesday, June 05, 2013 ERDOGAN TO BE TOPPLED? The BBC appears to reveal the thinking of MI6, the CIA and the Zionists on Turkey: "Turkey was suggested as a model for a Muslim democracy. "Some Arabs, who took to the streets against their own leaders, are having second thoughts about that as they watch pictures of Turkish riot police attacking demonstrators." Could protests be Erdogan's undoing? This might be translated as: The Zionist model for Moslem countries may not be Turkey. It is more likely to be Afghanistan. Behind you! MICHAEL RUBIN, in the Wall Street Journal, tells us more about (what would seem to be the Zionist attitude to) the Turkish Uprising "Erdoğan has accumulated more foreign debt in his rule than all of Turkey's previous prime ministers combined... "Many Turks are enraged by signs that Mr. Erdoğan and his aides have enriched themselves while in power. "Few believe the prime minister's explanation that his newfound wealth - millions of dollars in property and a reputed eight Swiss bank accounts, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks - is the result of wedding gifts received by his son. "Turks remember that 13 corruption cases pending from his Istanbul mayoral tenure remain suspended only because he enjoys parliamentary immunity." This might be translated as: You are going to be toppled, just like Suharto and a host of other former friends. In April 2013, John Kerry said that the United States asked Erdogan to delay a Gaza Strip visit so as not to upset U.S. efforts to revive Ankara's ties with Israel and Middle East peace talks. United States asked Turkey PM April 2013 - Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate met up with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during their official visit to Turkey. Erdogan is still popular with half of the Turkish population. If 'the powers-that-be' have decided to topple Erdogan, they will need to have assets within the Turkish military. It was CIA assets within the Egyptian and Tunisian militaries that toppled Mubarak and Ben Ali. The chief of the Turkish general staff, Necdet Ozel, is said to be fiercely loyal to Prime Minister Erdogan. Turkey and its army: Erdogan and his generals | The Economist April 2013. What are they plotting? Kerry’s visit to Turkey was clouded by Erdogan’s plans for a trip to Gaza. "The silence of the Turkish army has been deafening... "The backbone of the Turkish military remains fundamentally secular and Ataturkian. "Many of them voted for Erdogan's AKP in the last elections, not because of religious faith but because, as one high-ranking officer explained, Erdogan ''put the economy back on track, tripled per capita income, made Turkey the 17th world economy, a regional power''. "But the army's secular soul remains. 'If he tries to institute an Islamic republic, we will stop him', the officer promised." Turkey: the strange silence of Ataturk's military - Politics - ANSAMed.it Ergenekon was the name given to to the CIA's terrorist activity in Turkey. "The investigation into the illegal network known as Ergenekon, which was plotting to overthrow the Erdogan Government and replace it by a pro-U.S. military dictatorship, revealed that this terrorist organisation was a remodeled version of the Turkish Gladio. "However, Ergenekon didn’t receive orders only from NATO; it allegedly also maintained close ties with the Mossad through Rabbi Tuncay Guney." The Israeli Lobby On 3 June 2013, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan was visiting Morocco. "Moroccan King Mohammad VI did not receive Erdoğan during the official visit to Morocco, the country's media reported June 4." Turkish PM Erdoğan did not meet King Mohammad VI during Morocco visit Mohammad VI is a close friend of the USA and Israel, reportedly. Erdogan in Algeria Erdogan left for Algeria on 4 June 2013, and traveled to Tunisia on 5 June, to "take part in the first meeting of the Turko-Tunisian strategic cooperation council." "He is due to return to Turkey on Thursday." Turkish PM Erdogan arrives in Morocco Gladio A made use of Nazis. Gladio B made use of fascist 'Islamists'. Gladio C may make use of fascist mercenaries. ==================== U.S. intelligence chief says surveillance targets non-U.S. citizens Thu, Jun 06 22:38 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper said on Thursday the law that allows American government agencies to collect communications from internet companies only permits the targeting of "non-U.S. persons" outside the United States. Responding to articles published by the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper, Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said in a statement that the stories contained "numerous inaccuracies," but he did not offer any details. The Post and Guardian reported that the U.S. government tapped directly into the servers of leading U.S. internet companies, allowing agents to examine emails, photos and other documents. (Reporting by Jim Loney; Editing by Eric Beech) ==========================
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