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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Will Istanbul's protesters have the last laugh?

Will Istanbul's protesters have the last laugh?
By Jody Sabral and Zeynep Erdim BBC News, Istanbul

Revolutions take commitment and determination. Revolutions are often messy and confusing. But in today's digital age of iPhones, citizen journalism and self-made producers, revolutions can also be funny.

While the atmosphere in Istanbul's Taksim Square has changed dramatically from music festival by day to frontline fight by night, there has been a constant throughout: the endless jokes about an elected prime minister who is seemingly out of touch with a large portion of his nation's youth.

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