Police used pepper gas and water cannons to disperse crowds of demonstrators who took to the streets Tuesday to complaint a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Some protesters broke shop windows in and around Taksim square before scurrying for cover as police armored cars hosed them with water. Taksim square, in downtown Istanbul, is blocks from the site of the IMF conference.
Delegates are in the city to discuss ways to battle scarcity and to strategize ways to prevent a repeat of last year's global economic crisis.
Though Turkey is one of the world's 20 wealthiest economies, a vast income gap exists. The latest government statistics show that nearly one in five Turks lives below the poverty line, despite the country's economy enjoying steady growth for much of the past decade.
Over the past year, the economic crisis has pummeled Turkey's export-driven industries, pushing unemployment to record highs.
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Some protesters broke shop windows in and around Taksim square before scurrying for cover as police armored cars hosed them with water. Taksim square, in downtown Istanbul, is blocks from the site of the IMF conference.
Delegates are in the city to discuss ways to battle scarcity and to strategize ways to prevent a repeat of last year's global economic crisis.
Though Turkey is one of the world's 20 wealthiest economies, a vast income gap exists. The latest government statistics show that nearly one in five Turks lives below the poverty line, despite the country's economy enjoying steady growth for much of the past decade.
Over the past year, the economic crisis has pummeled Turkey's export-driven industries, pushing unemployment to record highs.
useful links: transport rankings
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