The police's heavy-handed response saw demonstrators' numbers surge It’s a congested, sprawling transport hub surrounded by 1950s architecture and predominantly used by commuters or tourists to cross ...

Protests against the demolitions of historical buildings are common. Protests against the architectural reconstruction of historical buildings are rare. Yet coverage of Turkey's recent protests ...

ISTANBUL Protesters and Turkey's prime minister both refused to back down Tuesday in what could become the final battle for Istanbul's Taksim Square, the symbol of nationwide grievances against his ...

11 June: When I finally got through to my Turkish friends on Tuesday 4 June the worst of the fighting was over. They reported that both Gezi park and Taksim, Istanbul’s great square, were in the hands ...

Protesters run in panic as riot police and water cannons returned to Istanbul's Taksim square late afternoon June 11, 2013. Turkish riot police fired tear gas and used water cannon against ...

Taksim Square, like Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park before it, is just another space in a city: it could have been one more spot to meet friends, or to read a book under a tree. But Turkey’s Prime ...