No Arab Spring in Turkey -Turkish EU affairs minister
- 11 years ago
Turkish riot police move in on protesters Tuesday as they try to regain control of a central Istanbul square at the heart of anti-government demonstrations.
For almost two weeks Turkey has been the site of unrest that began as a peaceful protest against plans for a park in Istanbul.
On Wednesday police are back out in force preparing for more confrontations, as leaders meet with demonstrators.
While scenes of the relentless unrest have put pressure on Turkish financial markets -- it is no sign of an Arab Spring says Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis at a meeting in Paris.
TURKISH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER EGEMEN BAGIS SAYING:
. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TURKISH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER EGEMEN BAGIS SAYING:
"Most of the demonstrators are naive. They are sincere. They have good, well intentions. But unfortunately there's been a campaign to create a psychology of fear. And comparing this to (the) Arab Spring would be really illogical because there were no elections --
For almost two weeks Turkey has been the site of unrest that began as a peaceful protest against plans for a park in Istanbul.
On Wednesday police are back out in force preparing for more confrontations, as leaders meet with demonstrators.
While scenes of the relentless unrest have put pressure on Turkish financial markets -- it is no sign of an Arab Spring says Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis at a meeting in Paris.
TURKISH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER EGEMEN BAGIS SAYING:
. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TURKISH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER EGEMEN BAGIS SAYING:
"Most of the demonstrators are naive. They are sincere. They have good, well intentions. But unfortunately there's been a campaign to create a psychology of fear. And comparing this to (the) Arab Spring would be really illogical because there were no elections --