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Protesting From Afar, Turks in Berlin Stand With Gezi Occupiers
To show solidarity in the weeks since protesters flooded Gezi Park in Istanbul, Berlin's Turkish population has been marching, demonstrating and sitting-in to protest a government they feel is aiming to sever democratic rights in their homeland.
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Taksim Square Occupation: Not a Turkish Spring, But the New Young Turks
The movement so rudely shattered this week is reminiscent of a group credited with laying the groundwork for modern Turkey.
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Occupy Gezi Through the Eyes of an Occupy Wall Street Organizer
"There was the beautiful solidarity and unity I felt in Zuccotti Park, but also the righteous anger and intensity fueled by police violence that was evident in Tahrir Square," said Justin Wedes, who attended the Istanbul protests.
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Protesters Stampede to Flee Crackdown in Turkey
Tuesday evening, police suddenly moved in on protestors in Taksim Square, the heart of the Istanbul protests, spraying tear gas and causing a stampede as clouds of tear gas wafted through the air and demonstrators buckled in pain.
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Live Streaming Video: Protests Riots in Turkey
The live streaming video coverage of the protests and riots in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey
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Turkish police storm Taksim Square
Riot police fire tear gas and move past barricades to disperse demonstrators occupying heart of Istanbul.
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Occupy Gezi Catches Fire in Turkey
A new revolution just began in Istanbul.
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Resistance in Istanbul 5th Night
Small video to encourage all the people who stand against the government for our cause.
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Demonstrations Rock Istanbul
What began as a fight against gentrification has morphed into a movement.
