Turkish police launched a witch hunt for Gezi Park protests, According to police reports, CNN and the BBC responsible for the protests.
In the summary of proceedings submitted to the prosecutors, Ankara police said that “terrorist groups provoked the people,” turning the demonstrations into an attempt “to occupy the Prime Minister’s Office.”
“Anti-government media networks, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, supporter groups, artists and marginal groups have incited and guided the demonstrations,” the documents said, adding that foreign media outlets such as CNN, BBC and the Economist were also “responsible.”
The Gezi Park events, which have continued for more than a month, have left four dead and dozens of people seriously injured due to police’s heavy-handed interventions against demonstrations.
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