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The 2014 Kobanî protests in Turkey were large-scale rallies by pro-People's Defense Units (YPG) protestors in Turkey which occurred in autumn 2014, as a spillover of the crisis in Kobanî. Large demonstrations unfolded in Turkey , and quickly descended into violence between protesters and the Turkish police .
On 29 July 2016, the commander of U.S. Central Command, General Joseph Votel, denied statements by Turkey's president Erdoğan that he has supported the coup attempt in Turkey. [ 345 ] On 1 August 2016, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Joseph Dunford , visited Turkey and condemned the coup attempt. [ 346 ]
It also tweeted that the President was "very glad to hear that evil forces who tried to turn Turkey into a violence ground have been defeated.’’ [58] Somalia was one of the first countries to oppose the coup due to their close ties with Turkey and having received "close to one billion dollars' worth of aid, investment and infrastructure ...
(2015–2016, Japan): SEALDs (Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy) (2015–2016, United States of America): 2015–2016 University of Missouri protests; 2016 student protests in Brazil; 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests (Mexico): 2018 UNAM protests; 2018 student protests in Colombia; 2018–2019 student protest in Albania
In June 2014, Turkey officially designated the Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front as terrorist organizations. [42] Also on 11 June 2014, the Islamic State captured the Turkish consulate in Mosul and held all of its 49 workers as hostages. [63] [65] This happened during the June 2014 takeover of Mosul.
Read CNN’s 2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts and learn more about the Arab Spring anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in 2010.
On 26 July 2016, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that Turkey's EU membership process would come to an end if the death penalty was returned in Turkey. [120] On 4 and 5 August 2016, the Istanbul and İzmir 1st Criminal Court of Peace issued an arrest warrant for U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen.
The Ataturk Stadium is due to host this year’s final on 10 June