Demonstrations against Erdogan renewed in Turkey on Wednesday as the protestors did not comply with the governments call to stop their movement.
Demonstrations against Erdogan renewed in Turkey on Wednesday as the protestors stated a number of conditions to stop the movement, regardless of the government’s call to leave streets.
Demonstrations kept for the sixth day in Istanbul where the protestors challenged Erdogan, describing them as “extremists” and “rioters.”
“We are here; where is al-Tayyip?” they chanted.
A celebratory atmosphere prevailed in Taksim Square and contrasted the tension that dominated the first five days of the public movement.
Protestors' spokesman met the deputy PM, Bulent Arinc, and provided him with the protestors’ conditions in order to stop their movement.
These include:
1. To dismiss a number of security leaders in Istanbul, Ankara and other Turkish cities.
2. To release all the arrested protestors since the beginning of the movement.
3. To stop the controversial Taksim project.
4. To ban the tear gas used by the police.
5. To respect the freedom of expression.
Arinc promised to consider the submitted conditions before delivering the government’s reply.
In turn, police used tear gas canisters and water cannons to disperse the protestors who moved at dawn to the streets of Istanbul, Ankara, and Hatay where a young man was killed on Monday while participating in the demonstrations.
Police also arrested in Izmir 25 Turkish activists, accusing them of broadcasting “false and misleading” information via Twitter.
Demonstrations in Turkey started last Friday and left 3 killed and thousands wounded. The protestors chanted slogans against Erdogan’s local and regional policies. Erdogan challenged the protestors by his remarks on the demonstrations, yet his deputy apologized to the injured without being able to appease the public rage.
The United Nations and the United States welcomed Arinc’s apology and asked to fully investigate the violence that accompanied the demonstrations in Turkey.
