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Scenes from Istanbul: What it’s like to photograph Turkey’s protests

Scenes from Istanbul: What it’s like to photograph Turkey’s protests

By Max Fisher, Published: June 3, 2013 at 2:01 pmE-mail the writer

Emine Gozde Sevim, a Turkish freelance photographer who’s worked in Afghanistan and covered the Egyptian revolution, didn’t know her next conflict coverage would be in her hometown when she returned to Istanbul in March. But when the protests began last week in Taksim Gezi Park, she took her camera and began documenting the demonstrations and police response. She’s kindly shared some of her photos, which are posted here.

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