As we noted earlier, political instability is spilling into social unrest:
- *TURKISH POLICE SEEK TO BREAK UP PROTEST IN ISTANBUL: NTV TV
- *TURKISH POLICE USE TEAR GAS, WATER CANNONS TO END PROTEST
The crowd was chanting "Thief Tayyip Erdogan" in reference to Turkey's graft-probe-implicated PM. And the nation's European cousins are "growing concerned" at events in Turkey, calling for "transparent, impartial justice."
Clashes erupt between Turkish police & anti-government protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square http://t.co/O7K2HB4blL [5] pic.twitter.com/NEXwkpRnnD [6]
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 27, 2013 [7]
19:44 - ?stiklal'de polis sald?s?na vatanda?lar havai fi?ekle cevap verirken ortaya ç?kan görüntü. pic.twitter.com/WPG9pNNL3L [8]
— Toplumsol (@toplumsol_) December 27, 2013 [9]
10 dak. önce büyükparmakkap? pic.twitter.com/RtmasNoOnH [10]
— tu?ba tekerek (@tugbatekerek) December 27, 2013 [11]
A clip of what happened today:
Live Feed:
Some earlier unrest:
