In Turkey, a Break From the Past Plays Out in the Streets
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The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Ankara on Monday, Republic Day in Turkey. The holiday further revealed the country’s divisions.
By TIM ARANGO
Published: October 29, 2012
ISTANBUL — At a reception on Monday evening at the president’s mansion to celebrate Turkey’s founding 89 years ago, something previously unheard of occurred: the country’s top military commander stood alongside the wives of the president and prime minister, even while the women wore Islamic headscarves.
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