Turkey protests: Strangely festive mood as violence, tear gas loom
Posted on Jun 7, 2013 | by Staff
ISTANBUL (BP) -- Taksim Square in the heart of Istanbul seems like ground zero of the biggest party in Turkey. Groups of students dance hand-in-hand. Local musicians gather for impromptu open-air performances. Women hand out sesame-covered biscuits to anyone in arm's reach.
The mood is strangely festive, but the tens of thousands of people assembled are not revelers -- they are protesters.
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ISTANBUL (BP) -- Taksim Square in the heart of Istanbul seems like ground zero of the biggest party in Turkey. Groups of students dance hand-in-hand. Local musicians gather for impromptu open-air performances. Women hand out sesame-covered biscuits to anyone in arm's reach.
The mood is strangely festive, but the tens of thousands of people assembled are not revelers -- they are protesters.
