Protests in Turkey take a new turn with call for a one day shopping boycott

Protests in Turkey take a new turn with call for a one-day shopping boycott

Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor have taken a new direction as government opponents called for a one-day shopping boycott

ABC News - 1d

11 held in Turkey over shopping boycott to support Istanbul's imprisoned mayor

Turkish state-run media says police have detained 11 people for supporting a one-day shopping boycott that was held to protest the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival

ABC News - 20h

Turkish opposition leader calls for weekly rallies and deeper economic boycott

Özgür Özel expands call to boycott companies perceived as close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkey’s anti-government protesters are weighing their options, amid calls by the main opposition ...

The Guardian - 4d

More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decade

ABC News - 6d

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CNBC - 4d

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Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom

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Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul in support of imprisoned mayor

Turkey's main opposition, the Republican People's Party organized the protest.

ABC News - 5d

Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests

Popular student demonstrator Berkay Gezgin, 21, snatched off street by police outside office of detained Istanbul mayor. When 21-year-old Berkay Gezgin left the interior of Istanbul city hall, a ...

The Guardian - 5d

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GameSpot - 2d

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GameSpot - 3d

Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost

Community pharmacies have delayed protest action after the government agreed a new funding package.

BBC News - 4d

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Haiti announces new measures to fight gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

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Trans leaders seek hope, action this Trans Day of Visibility

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The Hill - 3d

Turkish students call on consumers to ‘buy nothing’ following crackdown

Boycott campaign aims to increase pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after arrest of opposition leader

Financial Times - 1d

FirstFT: Reaction to Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

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Shares slump on both sides of the Atlantic, and across Asia-Pacific, as US dollar falls to six month low after US President Trump’s ‘liberation day’. Full report: Trump announces sweeping new ...

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