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AFP: Ankara students revive dormant Turkish protest movement

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Four months after protests against the planned redevelopment of an Istanbul park devolved into a violent national uproar against the government, Turkish students are taking to the streets once again to fight an all-too-familiar scheme. Turkish riot police fired on students with tear gas and water cannon as workers broke ground last week on a road that will intersect the [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: 11 Detained at METU Solidarity Protest in Istanbul

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Police detained 11 individuals who gathered in Istanbul to protest the cutting of trees for a road construction on METU campus in Ankara. While 4 were released briefly after, the remaining 11 detainees will testify before a prosecutor today. Police detained 11 individuals who gathered in downtown Istanbul to protest the cutting of trees for a road construction on METU [...] → Read the full article…