Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Ankara on June 4, 2013.<\/p>\n
The Turkish police in the southern province of Adana have arrested 13 more users of Twitter and Facebook, as anti-government demonstrations enter the eleventh day.\n<\/p>\n
The Twitter and Facebook users were sent to court on Monday on charges of provoking protests and orchestrating attacks on police forces.\n<\/p>\n
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week that social networks are “the worst menace to society.”\n<\/p>\n
On June 5, police detained twenty-five people for posting materials on Twitter, which the police said contained \u00c5\u201cmisleading and libelous information,\u201d state-run Anatolia news agency reported.\n<\/p>\n
Dozens of Twitter users have been arrested since the upheaval began on May 31.\n<\/p>\n
However, Ali Engin, a local official for the main opposition Republican People\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Party (CHP), said they were detained for \u00c5\u201ccalling on people to protest.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Erdogan made a series of speeches, warning that there’s a limit to his patience, demanding an end to the protests, and threatening to hold those who don’t respect his government to account.\n<\/p>\n
He has also called for major pro-government rallies in Ankara and Istanbul next weekend.\n<\/p>\n
On Sunday night, at least two people were injured in the clashes between the protesters and the police in downtown Kizilay square in Ankara.\n<\/p>\n
The unrest was triggered by the police violence against an environmental protest in Istanbul\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Taksim Square on May 31.\n<\/p>\n
The protesters say Gezi Park, which is a traditional gathering point for rallies and demonstrations as well as a popular tourist destination, is Istanbul’s last green public space.\n<\/p>\n
The protests soon spread to dozens of cities across cities across Turkey and solidified into calls for Erdogan\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s resignation.\n<\/p>\n
Erdogan has faced international condemnation for his handling of the crisis. The Turkish police have also been criticized strongly for using excessive force against peaceful protests.\n<\/p>\n
Amnesty International censured the Turkish police for the tactics they used to control the protests.\n<\/p>\n
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