As garbage piled in the Saudi streets, 23,000 Ethiopians have surrendered to Saudi authorities after a clampdown on illegal migrant workers began in the oil-rich kingdom last week, stirring clashes after frustrated workers took to the streets.
The coup that plagued Turkey spurred policy-makers to revisit the constitution, specifically Article 35, which has been used to justify the actions from the police. Now, a reform is slated to change the legal landscape of the country in order to prevent any further coup.
The government of Turkey is planning to overhaul Article 35. The change could prevent the military forces of the country from getting involved in domestic affairs, and make them answer only for any foreign threats to Turkey.
The article in question is said to provide justification for the actions of coup instigators. However, the change would only create a symbolic change and not actually prevent any coup. Rebellions are par for the course of any government and Turkey is not free from such events. Coups could still happen even without Article 35. The change, however, can mean a direction towards democracy and progress.
There seems to be no end in sight for the ongoing protests in key cities of Turkey. The latest sector to be hit by the growing unrest is the country’s market.
The ongoing protests in Turkey have spread like wildfire to other key areas of the country. One of the country’s towns, Izmir on the Aegean coast, is joining the demonstration with flags plastered with the face of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of secular Turkey.
Fans of different football teams have banded together in support of the ongoing anti-government rally raging on key cities of Turkey, including Istanbul and Ankara.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserts that the ongoing protests are not creating a Turkish Spring despite the anti-government turn of the demonstration.
Chaos erupted and escalated as protesters clashed with the police, resulting in some of the worst violence since the demonstration started three days ago.
