Tuesday, June 04, 2013

TURKEY - Mass Civil Protests

"In Turkey, Police Response to Small Sit-in Inspires Mass Protests" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 6/3/2013

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SUMMARY:  For the fourth day in a row, mass anti-government demonstrations by mainly secular Turks continued in major cities across Turkey.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan charged that extremists are behind the protests.  Jeffrey Brown has the latest on how that country's police, government and media have responded to the unrest.



"Swift Spread of Protests Underline 'Wide Social Divisions' in Turkey" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 6/3/2013

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SUMMARY:  When Turkish police broke up a peaceful sit-in against the redevelopment of a park, it spurred mass protests across the country.  Jeffrey Brown talks with The Christian Science Monitor's Scott Peterson from Istanbul for more on how the demonstrations spread and why some Turks are disenchanted with their government.

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