Middle East Today: Turkey --- Defiant PM Erdogan Returns to Istanbul
Supporters of Prime Minister Erdogan at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport last night (Photo: Reuters)
Turkey: New Speech by PM Erdogan Blasts Protesters and Social Media
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech this afternoon to continue his challenge to protesters. He has also attacked social media, saying they carried out a "disastrous lie campaign with respect to" the demonstrations.
Erdogan has also asked, "Where was the outrage over [police use of tear gas?" in other cases like Occupy Wall Street --- where he said 17 people had been killed --- Greece, and London.