Istanbul clashes could lead to a Turkish Spring, but tourism would be big loser
Murad Sezer / Reuters
Turkey has staked a big part of its future on travel and tourism and benefited with unrest in the Arab region over the last two years. Any big unrest would have a dire effect on Istanbul's cool city image and the larger tourism economy.
-Rafat Ali
by Richard Seymour, Guardian
Jun 01, 2013 2:00 am
This morning, Turkish police surrounded protesters in Taksim Gezi park, the central square in Istanbul, blocked all exits and attacked them with chemical sprays and teargas.
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