Monday, September 23, 2013

Alevi Anger Boils Over in Ankara - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Alevi Anger Boils Over in Ankara

By: Sibel Utku Bila for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on September 23.

ANKARA — It is a bizarre sight. On a sealed-off street on Ankara’s outskirts, riot police equipped with a tear-gas-firing vehicle watch over the construction of a religious shrine, guarding the site from the very people for whom it is intended.

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