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Koert Debeuf

Koert Debeuf lives in Cairo and represents the European Parliament's Liberals and Democrats in the Arab world. On Twiiter: @koertdebeuf

Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration at Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called for calm on Monday, after a weekend of fierce anti-government protests, urging people not to be provoked by demonstrations he said had been organised by "extremist elements". Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's biggest cities over the weekend and clashed with riot police firing tear gas, leaving hundreds of people injured. RE

Is Taksim the Turkish Tahrir?

Koert Debeuf