Protests in Turkey

Here's  a 90 second clip showing the brutality of the demonstrations in Turkey last week. And here is an excellent article from Mother Jones outlining the causes of the demonstrations. Finally, here are several other stories about the crisis from the New York Times and other sources.

• Turkey's Authoritarian Turn (Seyla Benhabib, NY Times)
• As Turks Challenge Their Leader’s Power, He Tries to Expand It (New York Times)
• Gallery: Protest in Turkey (Reuters)
• Police Against Protests in Istanbul (New Yorker)
• Turkish Opinion Poll Finds Majorities Slam Erdogan policies on Alcohol, Syria (Juan Cole,Informed Consent)