First person: Moments of peace amid protests in Turkey
Rhonda Abrams, Special for USA TODAY9:57 p.m. EDT June 2, 2013
ISTANBUL — For the second night in a row, protesters marched in the streets outside my hotel here in Tarabya — an upscale neighborhood of Istanbul. A small crowd of 75-100 people banged on pots and pans, honking horns, singing. They waved Turkish flags and carried large photographs of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — the beloved founder of the Turkish Republic.
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