outfront, breaking news off the bat. beginning with violence in a place better known for ancient ruins, cobalt seas, and american allies. turkey. it has exploded into fire and tear gas tonight. this is a green revolution of an entirely different sort. because it started as a protest over green space. parks that were disappearing. but it has devolved into so much more. you might say a vote of no confidence by turkey s people towards its long-standing prime minister. look at the scene. riot police moved in on tens of thousands of protesters in istanbul s taksim square. within minutes, the scene erupted into a volley of stun grenades, firecrackers, water
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itself on the fact that it is utterly separates politics and religion. and many of prime minister erdogan s opponents say since he has come to power that is really no longer been the case. it s fascinating to hear, to watch, but also a bit nerve-racking as we have been watching you all day, arwa, so, please take the utmost care. you and your crew. ensure that you are safe. we have plenty of camera angles we can cover this from. we appreciate the hard and taxing work that you have been doing throughout the day. arwa damon is live in istanbul, in the middle of that, she and her crew, cnn group with nerves of steel putting themselves at grave risk to bring the story to you as it unfolds live only as cnn can. we have a lot more of this breaking news from turkey coming up. another of my colleaguize have watched for 18 hours, nick paton walsh, with a gas mask, and again an iron gut. he is also watching taksim square and he will joan in us l
outfront, breaking news off the bat. beginning with violence in a place better known for ancient ruins, cobalt seas, and american allies. turkey. it has exploded into fire and tear gas tonight. this is a green revolution of an entirely different sort. because it started as a protest over green space. parks that were disappearing. but it has devolved into so much more. you might say a vote of no confidence by turkey s people towards its long-standing prime minister. look at the scene. riot police moved in on tens of thousand of protesters in istanbul s taksim square. the scene, a volley of stun grenades, firecrackers, water cannons, and tear gas. it got so bad, cnn s arwa damon
happen for years? you know, i think what we saw in these days was a protest conservationi conservationists, trying to keep the trees, and then so many people wanting an apology for the tear gas. self-fulfilling prophecy. the more police, the more tear gas, the more protesters followed hours later. there was a lull for a week in the police tactics. and now they have come up here again. the earlier point, ashleigh, about the point of clash of cultures within turkey. so much of what people love about turkey is its break-neck economic development here, thrusting the country into the modern era in a decade of incredible development, which prime minister erdogan was at the core of. the cost, much construction. like the plan to remove the trees, remaining green space in the center of istanbul where protesters are and replace it with a mall or museum. a very ostentatious plan the