It is tempting to see in the Turkish protests a struggle between an Islamic government and a secular opposition, or between Islam and democracy, or maybe even between conservatives and progressives. It is all the more tempting considering the media’s tendency to reduce any confrontation that happens almost anywhere in the world to a struggle
Turkey’s Protests Reflect A Broad Crisis Of Governance Across The West
Taksim Square is more Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, less Cairo’s Tahrir Square.