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Category: Turkey

Jacobin Turkey

June 3, 2013 ~ Jason Sorens ~ Leave a comment

There are many angles to the ongoing protests in Istanbul and throughout Turkey, as there are to Turkish politics in general, but the one thing that struck me about this story when it first broke was: In what other country in the world would a national government have the power to decide whether a park … Continue reading Jacobin Turkey

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