Protesting New Young Turks Include Women

The protests show that Turkey’s political fault lines have shifted. Scenes of tattooed youths helping women in headscarves stricken by tear gas have bust tired stereotypes about secularism versus Islam. Many protesters were born in the 1990s—reflecting the bulge of teenagers and twenty-somethings in the population. As many women as men were among them.  The Economist reports.  A woman in red is sprayed with tear gas.

Lady in Red Sprayed with Tear Gas

 

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