Turkey protests rattle Erdogan
S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana
WHAT started as a small environmental protest at Gezi Park in Istanbul quickly escalated into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that pulled together artists, feminists, soccer clubs, Kemalist-secularists and Kurds after riot police cracked down on the protesters. Undeterred by the harsh response of the government, demonstrators resorted to nonviolent civil disobedience using humor, music and art to protest the government.
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