Street Clashes Rock Istanbul,
Turkish Government
By: Yavuz Baydar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 31.
Despite the astonishing, far-reaching changes that Turkey has undergone in recent years, thickening clouds of anxiety are hovering over the country.
The apprehension has little to do with the economy. The negative energy emanating from Syria has a partial impact. The jitters in public sentiment stem essentially from increasingly pronounced links between politics and religion, interventions in lifestyles and the negligence of the demands of various social groups.
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