Turkey: Epicenter of Police State Violence

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Stephen Lendman

For over two weeks, daily anti-government protests rocked Turkey. Police attacked peaceful demonstrators intermittently. They've done so brutally. Turkey's notorious for police state viciousness.

It's a democracy in name only. Prime Minister Erdogan is thuggish, authoritarian, hardline and despotic. 

Turkey's one of 28 NATO countries. Erdogan partners with Washington's imperial wars. He's unapologetic about neoliberal harshness. More on that below.

He's been prime minister for over 10 years. Why Turks put up with him they'll have to explain. Growing opposition demands he resign. New elections are wanted. Erdogan refuses to call them. If protests continue and grow, parliament may overrule him.

Police in Turkey Forced To Retreat From Protesters

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