https://twitter.com/MKarliGsu/status/344402700840091648
#Turkey police take control of center of #Taksim Square. via @140journos pic.twitter.com/0VdNUDklDL
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 11, 2013
Tear gas heavy all over Taksim. Police now moving down the side streets. #occupygezi
— rabble (@wearerabble) June 11, 2013
A day after signaling he would meet with protest leaders, Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said there would be no more “tolerance” for the #OccupyGezi protests in Istanbul.
AFP: #Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip #Erdogan says "no more tolerance" for protests
— Marina Buinovskaya (@MBuinovskaya_RT) June 11, 2013
Erdogan: Not possible to see protest incidents as a search for democratic rights.
— Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) June 11, 2013
Erdogan: Turkey protests part of an "illegal uprising"
— Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) June 11, 2013
Erdogan: International media staged a "comprehensive attack" against Turkey.
— Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) June 11, 2013
#Erdogan by sending police to #Taksim after saying he'd meet representatives of the protesters just wants to show he's in control, is he?
— Slox (@Sloxchin) June 11, 2013
We heard the promise from the police speakers this morning, 'we will leave Gezi Park alone'. Now raiding and tear gassing Gezi. #OccupyGezi
— rabble (@wearerabble) June 11, 2013
News of injuries from today’s police crackdown:
Advisor to Turkish Medical Assn says 10 head injuries across #Taksim from tear gas cannisters fired too low. Most if not all taken to hosp
— Carroll Bogert (@carrollbogert) June 11, 2013
Two photographers recover from #Taksim tear gas outside #GeziPark medical tent pic.twitter.com/EKcLWAYtZK
— Carroll Bogert (@carrollbogert) June 11, 2013
Protesters are reportedly armed with rocks and bottles while riot police are attempting to clear the square with water cannons and tear gas.
Familiars weapons for #Taksim battle– Tear gas & water cannons vs rocks & glass bottles. #Istanbul
— Mark Kottler (@markkottler) June 11, 2013
Serious clashes have broken out in Taksim Sq. Tear gas and water cannon used against protestors – some of whom are throwing rocks at police.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police spray water against protesters throwing rocks and Molotov in tarlabasi corner of #taksim #occupygezim
— Patrick Tombola (@patrick_tombola) June 11, 2013
Video of clashes today in #Istanbul; at one point protesters set fire to TOMA water cannon truck. via @RT_com http://t.co/sPdx6HWRM0 #turkey
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 11, 2013
More from Taksim Square:
TOMAs shooting red liquid at protesters at edge of Gezi park. Likely pepper gas solution mixed in with water. Also firing tear gas into park
— rabble (@wearerabble) June 11, 2013
Dozens of police are now in #gezipark, others on #Taksim square. More protestor groups also walking towards park. pic.twitter.com/viZJ8Ophtk
— Zeynep Erdim (@zeynep_erdim) June 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/oemoral/status/344382345249452032
Tear gas & water cannon in #Taksim Sq. as #Turkey police move to oust protesters via @yesimcf @irfanbozan70 pic.twitter.com/POMCizDXfy”
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 11, 2013
Police dispersed chanting crowd and the human chain with very strong tear gas. #Taksim almost empty now. #gezipark pic.twitter.com/7XQ8UOm97u
— Zeynep Erdim (@zeynep_erdim) June 11, 2013
What's left of a public bus in #Taksim Square. via @reuters photo gallery: http://t.co/E163j5cVYK pic.twitter.com/elhpSgc7VR
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 11, 2013
AP VIDEO: Protesters flee Istanbul's Takshim Square as police in riot gear move past barricades. http://t.co/SfbBJKnwZE – VW
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2013
Covering clashes in #taksim. #Turkey Thick tear gas. Police push back protesters. Then they return pic.twitter.com/ShNv2CekrO
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) June 11, 2013
CBC News Middle East correspondent is reporting live from Taksim Square.
First pic I took this morning. Just as clashes were getting started. Escalated from here. #taksim #turkey pic.twitter.com/F2ylYNa1VM
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police using a water cannon to try to push protestors out of #taksim square. pic.twitter.com/jEKJVkSBKT
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Big thanks to @ErinCBC for lending me her gas mask. Coming in handy this morning! #turkey #Taksim
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Some of the protestors threw rocks and launched firecrackers at the police. One Gezi Pk demonstrator said they are 'provocateurs'. #Taksim
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police watch as a front end loaded tries to remove one of the barricades leading to #taksim Sq. pic.twitter.com/c2CtQDGSEp
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Taksim protestors rebuild a barricade minutes after a bulldozer tore it down. #turkey pic.twitter.com/o7xAaAXn73
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Turkey's PM Erdogan has been speaking for more than an hr now about the police raid on #Taksim Sq. Says the protestors should leave Gezi Pk.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Huge divide against position of PM and protestors. Erdogan's hard line continues to anger demonstrators. They say won't abandon #Gezi Park.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Most of the Turkish TV stations have stopped showing live pics of #Taksim Square – instead only showing PM Erdogan's speech to parliament.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police sporadically firing tear gas to keep protestors out of #taksim Sq and keep them in Gezi Park. pic.twitter.com/1mDwTWG5EA
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Several tear gas canisters have landed in Gezi Park. Not sure if police fired them deliberately but people now running to back of park.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police now using water cannons to push people into the park. More tear gas fired into park as well as the tension escalates again. #Taksim
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police have now entered Gezi Park just off #taksim square. pic.twitter.com/m8Fy8npIiT
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Istanbul's governor says police action aimed at taking down banners from Taksim, not forcing ppl out of Gezi Park. But after police move…
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
…in briefly into Park understandable why most protestors don't trust the Turkish authorities one bit. #Taksim #Turkey
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Police pulled back out of Gezi park. Protesters now trying to block the main access coming from #Taksim Sq. #Turkey
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) June 11, 2013
Update:
Lawyers are reportedly being detained or arrested at a courthouse in Istanbul.
https://twitter.com/efnanus/status/344426607102001152
https://twitter.com/aylingezi/status/344408664783855616
Twitchy will monitor the situation in Istanbul and update as news develops.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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