Erdogan’s government have threatened to use the army to suppress further demonstrations, as trade unions strike in support of the protesters, and the police continue to use violence in an attempt to quell the unrest across the country.
After nearly two weeks of peaceful anti-government protests in Turkey, riot police have stormed the focal point of the demonstrations – Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Thousands of supporters greeted prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan outside an Istanbul airport chanting “let us go, let’s crush Taksim”, as fear spreads that violent clashes are soon to follow.
Protests have reached a sixth day in Turkey, as people rush to the streets in the hope of pushing for reforms to the country’s democracy to rpotect secularism, freedom of the press, and freedom of dissent.
The EDL have capitalised on the tragic killing of a British soldier on the streets of Woolwich yesterday, but it is extremists of all colours that are the real threat to our country, and the EDL has yet again shown itself to be a part of the problem.