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Turkey Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is pictured after his speech during conference in Ankara, June 18, 2013. Police raided addresses across Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent protests against Erdogan. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)


Opinion: The end of the Turkish model

Opinion: The end of the Turkish model

by | Jun 20, 2013 | Opinion

For the third week, anti-Erdoğan government protests continue to rage in Turkey, showing no signs of abatement. The motives and the objectives of the current crisis remain unknown, puzzling both Turks and Western analysts. What is going on in Turkey cannot be...