Turkey's Authoritarian Turn

There is a certain amount of truth to these assertions, though the latter, which is repeated ad nauseum, misrepresents the complex and often contradictory political processes underway in Turkey. Under the AKP and theAcross Turkey, demonstrators have been protesting rising authoritarianism and calling for the government to resign. In Ankara, some of the protests turned violent. In Istanbul, landmark Taksim Square has seen the bulk of the protests, which wereAcross Turkey, demonstrators have been protesting rising authoritarianism and calling for the government to resign. In Ankara, some of the protests turned violent. In Istanbul, landmark Taksim Square has seen the bulk of the protests, which werePublic sector workers in Turkey are set to start a two-day strike to support the continuing anti-government protests in a number of cities. The left-wing Kesk trade union confederation,

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