Over the top police violence, or what? Why would this be happening in (supposedly) the model nation for the region?
Brief summary here (English translation from Germany’s Der Spiegel).
Context: Stratfor’s analysis here.
Opinion piece about Erdoğan (the Turkish prime minister) here (from an American journalist living in Istanbul).
Outstanding, deep economic background here (Asia Times). Well worth the time to read.
Excellent continuing series of news dispatches here (London’s Telegraph newspaper).
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