Realpolitik reigns: the US-Turkey relationship
By Dillon Clancy | June 11, 2013 - 11:34am
As Turkey enters its twelfth day of protests, the US continues to urge both sides to exercise restraint, but has refrained from serious criticism of the Turkish government. The protests began over a plan to destroy a park in Istanbul, and have been met by a harsh government response. According to the BBC, three have been killed and thousands injured in the demonstrations, which have now spread to a number of cities around the country including the capital, Ankara.
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