Is Turkey becoming a police state?
Critics say a proposed law will turn Turkey into a police state by providing security forces with extensive powers to suppress the government’s opponents.
![TURKEY-ERDOGAN/ Turkish riot police use their shields to protect themselves as they clash with demonstrators during a protest in central Istanbul May 31, 2014. On the first anniversary of nationwide protests that shook Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan's rule, barely a thousand anti-government demonstrators marched in Istanbul on Saturday. Outnumbered by riot police, they were soon sent scurrying into side streets by tear gas and water cannon. Their scant numbers were an illustration of Erdogan's tightening grip on power despit](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/02/RTR3S3AD.jpg/RTR3S3AD.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=klSN-2ez)
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