The ban goes far beyond restricting just protests, as it includes a prohibition on hunger strikes, sit-ins, concerts & other unauthorized gatherings in the public spaces
dictatorship
The Turkish Foreign Minister learned about the coup which the Turkish military would carry out from the Shah of Iran
Turkey may have a new intelligence service. If so, it is probably illegal
A deep look into the failed coup in Turkey
There are so many writers, journalists etc. in Turkish prisons that 38,000 inmates convicted of rape, theft & extortion were released early to make room
It's not possible to regulate people's thoughts, but Turkey's president has come up with the next-best thing: controlling their words
Another indirect message to the West...
No, its president isn’t a dictator, and the country isn’t secular
A protest against austerity