As Syria's War Rages Next Door, Students Violently Clash At Turkey's Oldest University
Posted: 10/30/2014 6:25 pm EDT Updated: 4 hours ago
OZAN KOSE ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY
ISTANBUL -- Forty years ago, Istanbul University was a battleground for clashes between leftist and far-right student activists, leading up to the Turkish military's brutal takeover in the 1980 coup. Now, it seems the spirit of revolt is back: Syria's war has come to the classroom.
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