Turkey in more than a decade. The protests have resulted in increasing pushback from the Turkish authorities, with police now readily deploying pepper spray, teargas and armoured water cannon trucks against crowds gathering in Istanbul as well as other major towns and cities across the country.
On Monday evening, crowds of students filled streets in the Beşiktaş neighbourhood, but were quickly hemmed in by lines of riot police.
‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests
© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. (dcr)