New York Times: - Turkish antiterrorism units arrested dozens of people in several cities early Tuesday as part of an intensifying crackdown against antigovernment protests that have persisted for weeks. - Faced with the widening repression, hundreds of Turkish protesters have adopted a new tactic in the last two days: standing still in public spaces, for hours at a time. - Separately, the deputy prime minister, Bulent Arinc, raised the possibility that the military could be called in to help quell the unrest. - A poll released Monday suggested that Mr. Erdogan’s popularity had fallen.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:54 +0000
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