BY FROMA HARROP Anti-government protests in Turkey have produced a social movement like no other. The lit match was not the death of a heroic dissident, a corrupt election, high unemployment or the other usual-suspect grievances. It was the government’s plan to replace precious park space in downtown Istanbul with a shopping mall and replica of army barracks from the Ottoman era. The discontent also reflects growing cultural and political tensions. The demonstrators are members […]

Live From Istanbul: Authoritarians With Bad Taste
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