Thursday, April 21, 2011

Turmoil in Turkey: "There is No Law": And more from the Turkish Press :: Hudson New York

"Turmoil in Turkey: 'There is No Law'
And more from the Turkish Press

POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWS ELECTION BAN IN TURKEY

Rage against the election ban on 12 independent candidates poured out into the streets of Istanbul, Diyabakır, Van and Hakkari on Tuesday, drawing a harsh response from police.

Thousands of people gathered at Istanbul's Taksim Square to stage a sit-in strike and then marched to the Aksaray district, where clashes with police broke out. Some protesters who tried to throw stones at police in Taksim were stopped by others, but the situation became more heated in Aksaray."

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