Turkey in Turmoil After Boy’s Death
Added by Vikas Sharma on March 13, 2014.
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Turkey is in a turmoil in wake of fifteen year old boy’s death, nine months after a police tear gas struck him while he was on his way to buy bread. He was in coma for months before succumbing Tuesday. Protesters took to the streets in Istanbul and Ankara, as police again threw tear gas shells to dissipate the mob. Crowd chanted the boy’s name in honor and praised him as an immortal hero. Boy’s tearful mother said, “It’s not God who took my son away but prime minister Erdogan.” AKP is the ruling party of prime minister and protesters chanted slogans against the AKP government “How many young people have to die for Erdogan to resign?” This death is one of many deaths involving the police. Some crowds in Istanbul also shouted “Murderer Erdogan,” as local polls near n Turkey.
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