Europe vs Asia in Istanbul
DIPANKAR GUPTA | Jun 25, 2013, 12.00 AM IST
The Taksim Square upheaval is not about Islamic autocracy against secular democracy.
Use a sledgehammer to kill a fly and you are bound to miss it. This is what happened in Istanbul's Taksim Square. It started with just 50 environmentalists protesting the construction of a mall but when the state came down heavily, thousands poured out and a movement began.
oreEurope vs Asia in Istanbul - The Times of India