Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of protesters armed with rocks and fireworks on Tuesday as they tried to regain control of a central Istanbul square at the heart of anti-government demonstrations.
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Prime Miniaster Tayyip Erdogan struck a defiant note, declaring he would not yield to the protesters, while in a further sign of the effects the 10-day-old crisis has had on markets, the central bank said it would intervene if needed to support the lira.
“They say the prime minister is rough. So what was going to happen? Were we going to kneel down in front of these (people)?” Erdogan said after the action started. “If you call this roughness, I’m sorry, but this Tayyip Erdogan won’t change.”
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From the looks of it, the “protesters” seem to be very low class of people, with the possible exception of the woman who is showing somebody a finger. Anyway, not the type of people of which we should be supportive.