'Chapulling': Turkish protesters spread the edgy word
By Fulya Ozerkan (AFP) – 8 hours ago
ANKARA — Turkey's prime minister meant it as an insult when he dismissed protesters as "capulcu" -- "vandals" or "looters". But they've become fond of it, adopting it as their nickname and spreading it via Facebook and Twitter.
It is just one in a flood of edgy jokes and slogans that have kept the young Turks chuckling in between bouts of being chased by police with tear gas and water cannon at protests against the premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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