Turkish police use tear gas, water canon at protesters in Istanbul

‘Turkish police forces in Istanbul have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside the headquarters of the mainstream opposition newspaper Zaman to voice their anger at government’s takeover of the daily.

On Friday afternoon, the police forces clashed with demonstrators in a bid to smash their way into the office building and enforce a ruling handed down earlier in the day by the Istanbul Sixth Criminal Court of Peace ordering the management of the newspaper and its editorial board to be replaced by the trustees board assigned by the court.

The court decision, which came at the request of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, provoked angry protests in front of the newspaper’s office. The protesters chanted, “Free press cannot be silenced!”, and raised signs that read, “Don’t touch my newspaper!”’

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