“The\r\npolice and security forces are in charge. If this is not enough, the\r\ngendarmerie will be in charge. And if this is still not enough [...] we\r\ncan use the Turkish Armed Forces.”
Turkey's\r\nDeputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, interview with the state-run TRT\r\ntelevision channel, 17 June 2013<\/span>] \r\n[3]
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\r\n“\r\n[The police] will intervene against everybody who try to enter\r\n[Istanbul's] Taksim Square, [treating them] as a terrorist.”
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\r\n[Turkey's\r\nEuropean Union Minister Egemen Bagis, interview with 'A Haber'\r\ntelevision channel, 16 June 2013<\/span>] \r\n[4]
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\r\n[1] Ambassador\r\nRicciardone's remarks after meeting with MP Yalcin Akdogan
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\r\nofficial website of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, 19 June 2013
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\r\n[2] Polis\r\nyetkiyi kanunlardan aliyor\r\n
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\r\nJustice and Development Party’s (AKP) official website, 18\r\nJune 2013
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\r\n[3] Turkish\r\ngovernment could use armed forces against protesters, senior official\r\nwarns
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\r\nby Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 17 June 2013
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\r\n[4] Turkish minister says\r\nanyone entering Taksim Square to be \"treated as terrorist\"<\/span>
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\r\nBBC Monitoring Europe, 16 June 2013
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\r\nRelated\r\ncontent:<\/span>
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\r\nTurkey:\r\ndespite the protests, we represent all of our citizens
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\r\nThe AK party has built a robust democracy, and allowing the initially\r\npeaceful protests in Gezi Park reflects our achievement
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\r\nby Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, The Guardian, 17 June 2013
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\r\nFrom\r\nthe archives:<\/span>
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\r\nTurkey:\r\nEpicenter of police state violence
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\r\nby Stephen Lendman, Global Research, 13 June 2013
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\r\nThe\r\nRole of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli War on Syria
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\r\nTurkey’s False-flag Operation against Syria Backfires: The\r\nReyhanli bombing attacks in a larger context
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\r\nby Cem Ertür, Global\r\nResearch, 29 May 2013
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