Since the start of the protests on 31st May, Turkey has witnessed media censorship, police brutality, protests by the thousands, and the injury and deaths of protesters.
By arresting journalists, lawyers, and doctors who were helping protesters, Erdogan has shown that any semblance of a liberal democracy was nothing more than a thin veil over authoritarianism.
The use of force against mass protests in Turkey has created an even stronger opposition than Erdogan could have imagined. This spark may yet turn into a massive fire.
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.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a “final warning” to protesters to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul, following the lrage-scale police operation that cleared adjacent Taksim Square on Tuesday night.