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athena

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Tue Jun 4, 2013, 11:58 AM Jun 2013

Videos from Turkey

These show the peaceful nature of the protests. In some of the videos, you can see police in riot gear spraying tear gas and water at people who are simply sitting, standing, or singing.

How it all started (when it was just about the park):



The first sit in at the park:


Istanbul, Day 4 (5/31/2013)


Istanbul, Day 5 (6/1/2013):


Istanbul, Day 5 (6/1/2013), evening:


Ankara:


Izmir:


Sivas:


Antalya:


To find more videos, do a YouTube search for "direnis" (the Turkish word for "resistance&quot .
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Videos from Turkey (Original Post) athena Jun 2013 OP
Here is a blog post athena Jun 2013 #1
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