ISTANBUL Protesters and Turkey's prime minister both refused to back down Tuesday in what could become the final battle for Istanbul's Taksim Square, the symbol of nationwide grievances against his ...

Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of Istanbul, was engulfed in black fumes and white clouds Tuesday as riot police firing tear gas and water cannons moved in to regain control over an area that has ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of riot police overran improvised barricades at Istanbul's Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in running battles with protesters who ...

Istanbul's mayor has ordered police to continue operations "day and night" to clear Taksim Square, as Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed he would show "no more tolerance" for the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday inaugurated the first mosque in Istanbul's Taksim Square, transforming the landscape of the area, eight years to the day after protests began there ...

TORONTO – Hundreds of riot police broke through make-shift barricades at Istanbul’s Taksim Square Tuesday firing rubber bullets, tear gas and using water cannons in efforts to disperse protesters who ...

Tourists ride a tram at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 30, 2024. Taksim Square is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Istanbul. (Photo: Xinhua) A child plays at Taksim Square in ...

Protests against the demolitions of historical buildings are common. Protests against the architectural reconstruction of historical buildings are rare. Yet coverage of Turkey's recent protests ...

ISTANBUL — The skeleton of a large new mosque has risen up on the west side of Istanbul’s Taksim Square in the last year, dwarfing the monument to the secular Turkish republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal ...