Nouvelles manifestations à Istanbul

LE POINT: Des centaines de personnes se dirigeant vers le parc Gezi, symbole de la lutte contre le gouvernement Erdogan, ont été dispersées par les forces de l'ordre.

La police turque est intervenue ce samedi à Istanbul pour disperser des centaines de manifestants qui se rassemblaient pour marcher jusqu'au parc Gezi, dont le projet de réaménagement a déclenché en juin une vaste fronde antigouvernementale. Les forces de l'ordre ont eu recours à des gaz lacrymogènes et des canons à eau contre les protestataires. Le parc a été rouvert dans le calme mardi dernier après une nuit d'échauffourées entre manifestants et policiers. » | Source Reuters | samedi 13 juillet 2013

Turkey Unrest: Unions Call Strike Over Crackdown

BBC: Turkish unions have called a strike to protest against the police crackdown on demonstrators.

Turkey's Prime Minister has angrily defended the eviction of protesters from Gezi Park on Saturday night.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday that the protesters were manipulated by "terrorists".

On Sunday there were continued sporadic clashes between protesters and police in Istanbul and the capital Ankara.

The Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) and Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK), along with three professional organisations, have announced what they call a one-day work stoppage to demand an end to "police violence".

The unions have called for a march and a rally in Istanbul on Monday afternoon.

Lawyers from the Turkish bar association say that close to 500 people have been detained as part of the police operation against the demonstrators. (+ videos) » | Monday, June 17, 2013