June 3, 2013

1,700 protesters arrested after riots rock #Turkey

The Foreign Office has warned against travel to various parts of Turkey except in cases of emergency following another day of rioting.Tens of thousands took to the streets in the country’s four biggest cities yesterday – the third day of anti-government protests – with demonstrators clashing with riot police, who repelled them with tear gas.The unrest initially erupted on Friday when trees were torn down at a park in Istanbul’s main Taksim Square under government plans to redevelop the area. But they have widened into a broad show of defiance against the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP)... more》

Britons warned to steer clear of Turkey as 1,700 protesters arrested as riots rock the country for a third day | Mail Online

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