Turkey Unions Join Protests Amid Crackdown on Social Media
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Labor unions joined protests against the government in the center of Turkey’s two biggest cities as arrest warrants were issued for dozens of people charged with spreading false information on social media about the past week’s demonstrations.
Two of Turkey’s main labor groups, Kesk and Disk, called a strike to support the nationwide protests, which entered a sixth day today. Their members swelled the crowds in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, where the rallies began last week and barricades still block the area to traffic, and Ankara’s Kizilay Square.