There is no “Turkish Arab Spring”
In Turkey, support for the protesters isn't nearly as unified as the U.S. media might have you believe
By Wajahat Ali and Haroon Moghul
We landed at Atatürk International early last Friday with the impression from American media that Turkey was falling apart. But much of what we experienced this past weekend in Istanbul contradicted that narrative. We were left wondering whether the political situation is really a “crisis,” and, if so, what kind it was. We set out to talk to Turks beyond the media filter, trying to find out how they viewed things.
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