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On 1 November 2014, multiple protests took place to support the Kurds of Kobanî. 5,000 people demonstrated in the Turkish town of Suruç, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border. At least 15,000 marched in Turkey's largest Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır and 1,000 protested in Istanbul, all peaceful. [16]
7 February – A plane is forced to land in Turkey following a bomb threat from a passenger [4] on board a flight from Kharkiv in Ukraine.; 9 February – Tear gas and water cannons used by the Erdoğan government against street protests against his government's internet restrictions.
Refugees of the 2011 Libyan civil war (2011–2013) Nationwide protests and strikes in Greece continue throughout 2011. Domodedovo International Airport bombing (24 January) Major Russian protests begin in response to the 2011 Russian legislative election. 2011 Norway attacks (22 July)
2020–2021 Thai protests; Togo. 2010–2011 Togolese protests; 2005 Togo protests and riots; 2017–2018 Togolese protests; Tunisia. Tunisian Revolution; 2013–2014 Tunisian political crisis; 2016 Tunisian protests; 2021 Tunisian protests; Turkey. Republic protests (2007) Gezi Park protests (2013) 2017 March for Justice; Ukraine. Ukraine ...
Turkey was accused of assisting the Islamic State during the siege, [21] [better source needed] resulting in the widespread 2014 Kurdish riots in Turkey involving dozens of fatalities. In November 2015, Turkish authorities said that a number of towns and areas in the Eastern Anatolia Region had come under the control of PKK militants and ...
The protests across Europe come as the far right, for whom farmers represent a growing constituency, is seen making gains in June's European Parliament elections. Leaders are trying to quell the ...
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.
19 May – The 5.8 M w Kütahya earthquake shook western Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Two were killed and 122 were injured. 23 October – The 7.1 M w Van earthquake shook eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). More than 600 were killed and 4,152 were injured.