Turkey’s Gezi Park protesters fear Erdogan presidential victory
By Tony Cross in Istanbul
In Turkey’s first-ever direct election of its president Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is defending the 12-year legacy of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in government. Erdogan’s rule faced a major challenge last year when protests over plans to build on a park next to Istanbul’s Taksim Square went national. But the activists now seem pessimistic about their chances of barring his way to the presidency.
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