2.5 mln people partook in anti-gov't protests across Turkey: report
English.news.cn 2013-06-23 21:46:56
ANKARA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- About 2.5 million protesters have taken to the streets across Turkey since the unrest initially erupted on May 31 over government plans to redevelop Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, daily Milliyet reported Sunday.
Only in two cities, Bayburt and Bingol, people did not attend the protests; while 79 cities witnessed mass demonstrations, with the majority in Istanbul and the capital Ankara, the report quoted the Interior Ministry's record as saying.
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