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Not the same old protests in Turkey 13 juin 2013

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The Middle East Channel (Foreign Policy) Thursday, June 13, 2013

By Murat Somer *

For two weeks, massive antigovernment protests have rocked Turkey, a country widely seen as a bastion of stability and secular democracy in its region. According to official statements, four people have been killed and up to 5,000 injured during the countrywide clashes between police and protesters. (suite…)

« Le mur de la peur s’est fissuré » 13 juin 2013

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Courrier international (France) no. 1180, jeudi 13 juin 2013, p. 14

Propos recueillis par Deniz Güçer, Vatan (Istanbul)

Pour l’universitaire et éditorialiste Ahmet Insel *, les événements montrent qu’une nouvelle génération a « pris goût au souffle de la liberté ». (suite…)

Erdogan acts the part, but Taksim’s no Tahrir Square 13 juin 2013

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The Globe and Mail (Canada) Thursday, June 13 2013, p. A19

Timothy Garton Ash *

Another year, another country, another square: After Wenceslas in Prague, Independence in Kiev, Azadi in Tehran, Red in Moscow and Tahrir in Cairo, there’s now Taksim in Istanbul. (suite…)

As Turkey clamps down, Europe recoils 13 juin 2013

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The International Herald Tribune (USA) Thursday, June 13, 2013, p. 4

Dan Bilefsky, Paris

New membership talks take a step backward even before they start. (suite…)