Taksim Square
Thousands mourn a Turkish teenager who was on his way to buy a loaf of bread
Berkin Elvan was on an errand when he was caught in a government crackdown on widespread street protests last summer. Tuesday, he died of his injuries — and that reignited the anger of thousands in Istanbul and around the country against Turkey’s prime minister and his government.
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Turkish Youth Frustrated at Weak Opposition Parties, Strike Out on Their Own
Princeton University’s Zeynep Tufekci has spent several days with protestors in a tent city in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. She tells anchor Marco Werman that Turkish youth are tired of trying to work through the country’s weak oppositional parties.
Plan to Pave Over Istanbul Park to Build Shopping Mall Sparks Protests
Hundreds of Turks staged a protest against the government’s plan to pave over an Istanbul park to build a shopping mall. Reporter Dalia Mortada tells anchor Marco Werman about how the protests have morphed and changed over the past several days.
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