Rainbow honeymoon is over in Turkey

The choking stench of tear gas enveloped central Istanbul on June 26, 2016, as activists dodged rubber bullets while protesting a government decision to ban the annual Istanbul Pride parade.

Thousands of riot police were deployed into the city’s downtown, guarding all entrances

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Suicide Bombers Terrorize Istanbul

Most Istanbul resıdents stayed safely indoors Wednesday after the attack on the city's Ataturk International Airport. (Joti Heir/CBC)

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There was a nervous calm in the streets of Istanbul Wednesday morning after three suicide bombers launched one of the most lethal attacks in Turkey's recent history.

A cat ran across the empty platform at the normally bustling Sirkeci train station in the city centre. A single bagel seller sat outside looking vacantly at the empty streets. Istanbul was a different city, more sombre, more grey.

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