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| The Grand Turk |
| Fresh Protests in Turkey |
| 2013-06-09 |
| from english al-arabiya Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets of Turkish cities on Saturday [6-8-13], challenging Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call to end their civil uprising with a chorus of angry chants and a shower of red flares. The government said the protests were "under control" even as the largest crowds yet packed every inch of Istanbul's Taksim Square, the epicenter of nine days of nationwide unrest. As the sun set over Taksim, which has seen no police presence since officers pulled out of the site last Saturday, fans from rival football teams Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Galatasaray united in the square. They set off red flares to loud cheers from the crowd. "I have never experienced this friendship, this solidarity among Turks before," said Fenerbahce supporter Rustu Ozmen. |
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