Erdogan cracks down
Vicious police tactics have reclaimed Taksim Square and other places of protest, but at a high cost to Turkey’s reputation
Jun 22nd 2013 | ISTANBUL |From the print edition
Standing up to be counted in Taksim
THE protests that have convulsed Turkey since May 31st are gradually dying down. Calm has returned across most of the country. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, seems firmly in control. To judge by the huge turnout at weekend rallies in Ankara and Istanbul of his Justice and Development (AK) party, his base is more loyal and adoring than ever.
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