Now, there are only the streets. And the streets are violent.
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As autumn comes to Turkey, the spirit of Gezi Park can still be felt in the air. After months of mass anti-government demonstrations, the only common consensus is that political climate will never being the same again.
As Turkey’s economy slows down, Turks are increasingly concerned about the denial of basic human rights. The AKP-led government limits freedom of expression and undermines Turkey’s secular tradition, exacerbating social divisions. Erdoğan’s foreign policy has embroiled Turkey in regional conflicts, including the morass in Syria.
Since the start of the protests on 31st May, Turkey has witnessed media censorship, police brutality, protests by the thousands, and the injury and deaths of protesters.
By arresting journalists, lawyers, and doctors who were helping protesters, Erdogan has shown that any semblance of a liberal democracy was nothing more than a thin veil over authoritarianism.