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Stephen Starr

The Protests In Turkey Are About A Lot More Than One Shopping Mall In Istanbul

The protest movement sweeping Turkey has drawn people from all strata of society.

June 03rd, 2013

By Stephen Starr

The Protests In Turkey Are About A Lot More Than One Shopping Mall In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Turkey — From every corner of this vast city they came to Taksim square, the scene of government attempts to replace a public park with a mall. The square has become the symbol for Turkey’s broadening protest movement as more and more people from all strata of society are drawn to the demonstrations to express their mounting

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Anti-Government Anger Seethes On Istanbul Streets

Protests quickly morphed into a lightning rod for a broad set of social and political grievances against the Turkish government.

June 01st, 2013

By Stephen Starr

Anti-Government Anger Seethes On Istanbul Streets

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pedestrians quickly boarded buses to escape the tear gas and in the street, several people lay unconscious. Police stacked makeshift barriers to ward off protesters, and travel coaches carried foreign tourists unknowingly through the mayhem. It was a surreal scene Friday in central Istanbul — Turkey’s largest city — where for

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