Police violence and repression, in a small environment, sitting in the center of Istanbul's Taksim Square (Taksim Square) for spawning more than one week of protests across the country. A deeply democratic tolerance and shiny Turkey's international image has left cracks.
It may even rattled on the world stage, national ambitions, including its bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games and the long-term goal to join the EU.
Thousands of protesters gathered on Friday for the eighth consecutive night in Istanbul's Taksim Square, where demonstrations beginning, appearing in the main square of the capital Ankara about 10,000. They anger Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who Reccep that protest was illegal border must be immediately stopped.
In his decade in power, Erdogan has been a lot of reform must move forward Turkey's bid to join the EU, which includes significant improvements in human rights legislation, the driving force. The country's economic development and infrastructure projects have been fast, especially in Istanbul.
But many people say he's gone too far. Rarely tolerate dissent few outspoken critics, including reporters and politicians, have been sentenced to jail. Now, critics and even some supporters accused the prime minister ignored the fears and concerns, 50% of voters did not vote for him.
"Turkey has been damage to the image in many ways (and) financial markets in the last ten days, said:" Cengiz's Aktar, Bahcesehir University professor of international relations.
Istanbul Stock Exchange's main index fell 8 percent on Thursday, after Erdogan said in Tunisia, Taksim Square development will continue to tour in North Africa made a statement. It makes up for some losses Friday, in a week, but has lost about 9%.
Aktar said: "Only one, only one person can solve this problem, and his name is Erdogan, we all looked at his lips."
On his return to Istanbul on Friday morning, Erdogan thousands of chanting supporters at the airport to greet him. He made a fiery speech, he insisted that he was considering the wishes of all people, not just his own supporters, but also insisted that the terrorists and banking conspiracy, participation in protests.
"He gave the news last night, very worrying, and cavalry troops were brought there, their slogan is very worrying. These have shown that this problem can be solved through dialogue not," Aktar supplement .
In a Friday meeting, aimed at promoting the country's decades-old hopes to join the EU in Istanbul, Turkey's international reputation discoloration obvious.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said, "All of us" role, as many EU member states for those wishing to become a national, democratic aspire to the highest possible standards and practices. "These measures include the freedom to express one's opinion, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of the media coverage is happening as it is happening."
Democracy, he told the audience, including Erdogan, must listen to the needs of society as a whole, including those who do not agree with the government.
"Peaceful demonstrations constitute a legitimate way to express their views on these groups in a democratic society, the police used excessive force these demonstrators are not in such a democratic place," he said.
Erdogan argued that the EU's human rights issues too. Turkey remains committed to joining the EU, he said, but he criticized the lack of progress in accession negotiations, he said, has fallen to 30 percent public support for the country joined the EU.
"Why are our members in such a slow pace forward, the public's right to know!" Erdogan said. "We are on the road ahead, the EU, but Turkey will continue to work with one-sided effort is impossible."
There are also concerns about whether the event has been damaged Istanbul to host the Games. It trumpeted the country's strong economy, secular democracy and geographic location between Asia and Europe.
But the image processing riot police fired water cannons and tear gas to a large number of demonstrators in the center of a blow, especially since the May 31 preliminary actions have been a small number of protesters in Taksim peace camp.
"As mayor of Istanbul through such an event, the fact that saddens me, the whole world watching," Hurriyet Daily News "quoted Istanbul Mayor Topbas Cady said in a television interview the next day." How will we explain it ? We kind of claims will host 2020 Olympics do? "
Opposition protesters in Taksim Erdogan's plans to transform the area uprooted trees and houses a copy of the Ottoman era barracks, initially, a shopping mall. Mall plan seems to have since disappeared, Erdogan is now referred to opera, theater and museum possible.
Erdogan also acknowledged that excessive use of police force, but the prime minister also insisted in many countries to use tear gas against demonstrators.
However, the recent protests as well as Turkey's bid to join the EU, in fact, indicates that in the Turkish society's "diverse and mature" class appears.
"In the long run, this will have a very positive impact (EU bid), said:" Ali Tekin, in Izmir, Turkey, western Saarland University. "In the past the Turkish military to provide checks and balances to rely on youth and now they are taking it in their hands."
Military has been the legacy of founding father of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's secular traditions goalkeeper. 20 In the early 1970s, when it was considered threatened, it has seized power three times since.
"Europe can see the protesters think like them, have the same ideals, because of their generation," Tekin said. "These people believe that diversity in an inclusive democracy ...... they refuse to be told how to do that."
"It is important to the process of the European Union."
 
 



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