Snapshots from Turkey's protest
Posted: Jun 06, 2013 6:58 AM EST Updated: Jun 06, 2013 11:28 AM EST
By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER
Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) - The protests in Turkey that began over government plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's main square to make way for a shopping mall have entered their seventh day. The protests have grown into something much bigger than protecting trees, drawing on a deep undercurrent of discontent against what many feel is the increasing arrogance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Though Erdogan insists he is a servant of the country, protests have spread nationwide.
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