Turkish Digest Advertising Rates

Annual Advertising options

Saturday, June 08, 2013

ISTANBUL: Turkish PM changes park plans, Istanbul protests likely to continue | World | ADN.com

Turkish PM changes park plans, Istanbul protests likely to continue

By Roy Gutman — McClatchy Foreign Staff

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s combative prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Friday abandoned his plan to build a new shopping mall on one of the few green patches in central Istanbul, but he insisted on razing the park nevertheless, a mixed signal that could prolong week-long protests here and in other cities.

More:ISTANBUL: Turkish PM changes park plans, Istanbul protests likely to continue | World | ADN.com