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June 17th, 2013 
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Turkish government said it could deploy armed forces to quell anti-government protests. It also called the nationwide general strike announced by unions “illegal.” In Ankara the police have blocked the striking workers, threatening them with use of force.
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Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday warned the
anti-government demonstrators that the army could be used if they
don’t stop their protests.
“Our police, our security forces are doing their jobs. If it’s
not enough then the gendarmes will do their jobs. If that’s not
enough … we could even use elements of the Turkish Armed
Forces,” Arinc told Turkey’s state-run TRT television, as
quoted by Reuters.
Meanwhile, water cannon-backed riot police have stopped a
thousand-strong march of trade union workers in the Turkish
capital, Ankara. The police threatened the workers with force if
they didn’t give up their advance towards the city’s Kizilay
district, where fierce clashes were going on yesterday.
“Those of you on the streets must stop blocking the streets.
Do not be provoked. The police will use force,” they shouted
through megaphones.
However, Turkish trade unionists kept calling for strikes and
marches in cities like Istanbul, despite government threats.
Five Turkish trade unions, including the 240,000-member-strong
public sector union confederation KESK, have announced a
nationwide strike on Monday, June 17 in protest of police
violence at Taksim.
“There is an attempt to bring people on to the streets through
illegal protests like a strike. I want to state that it will not
be permitted,” was Interior Minister Muammer Guler’s,
response as quoted by AFP.
On Sunday, the Ankara governor’s office said it was banning all
downtown demonstrations from June 16, and threatened protesters
with immediate police intervention.
Clashes have been reported on Monday in the northwestern Turkish
city of Eskisehir. The police have fired tear gas and peppered
water to disperse crowds of protesters, and then demolished
hundreds of their tents, Dogan news agency reported.
In Istanbul, the police arrested 441 people during violent street
clashes overnight, the city’s bar association has said. Riot
police raided and chased groups of protesters marching towards
the landmark Taksim Square on Sunday, using rounds of tear gas
and water cannon to prevent them from regrouping.
EU: ‘We watch with concerns’
Turkey’s tough response to the protests has triggered concerns
among the EU officials, fuelling doubts as the country’s
suitability for admission to the bloc.
“Turkey needs de-escalation and dialogue, not continuation of
excessive use of force against peaceful protesters. We watch with
concerns,” European Union enlargement commissioner Stefan
Fuele tweeted overnight.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is “appalled, like
many others” with the developments in Turkey.
“What’s happening in Turkey at the moment is not in line with
our idea of the freedom to demonstrate or freedom of speech,”
Merkel told the German broadcaster RTL.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has bluntly responded
to such concerns by saying “know your place” to the EU
institutions at his AK party’s Istanbul rally on Sunday.
Erdogan has said there is “no honesty” and “no respect
for democracy” in European Parliament, referring to the EP
statement which has condemned the Turkish police brutality
against peaceful protesters.
Source Article from http://rt.com/news/turkey-army-strike-illegal-815/
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