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Hopefully for him, things won't bother him.
Me, not so much.
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Crazed Lawrencian
Stay in a safe neighbourhood if you can.
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Or get right into the action- but not without keeping us informed!
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Eh... LOL. Perfect for me to take pics for Wikimedia Commons.
If I don't get caught in the crossfire. I'm keeping an eye if there's going to be a strict security update there. 
Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
I'm already going to apply for a Turkish e-visa prior to entering Ankara online. I should enter the country by the 26th of this month, assuming that the security situation hasn't escalated.
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Is the situation really *that* bad that you need to move out?
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Depends. I've heard several governments (e.g. Malaysia) that they'll going to get their nationals evacuated if the protests don't calm down.
Otherwise, wait and see. So far, protests are still going and AFAIK, Gezi Park is still close.
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Heading to Turkey tomorrow via Singapore, but I don't know if I'll see any protests.
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Good luck, stay safe, and let us know what happens!
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Roger dodger.
Next point of contact FYI is going to be in Singapore since it's my first stop before going to Istanbul.
edited 25th Oct '13 3:12:00 AM by Ominae
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Just arrived in Istanbul. Lot of Turkish flags flying about.
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
A new Turkish law to crack down easiers on protests.
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They're taking "measures", hey?
In another note, apparently there's a new party, called Gezi Party
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Passed by Taksim Square. No protests, but just civilians and a police van with uniformed officers inside and the siren turned on.
I'm not surprised if it's done to deter any protest attempts today.
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Lot of protests in Ankara on Republic Day with clashes with riot police and opposition protestors.
None are in Istanbul due to heavy police presence.
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Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
Just got back from Turkey. No protests in Istanbul, but I got reports of protests in Ankara from the local press.
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So, in Istanbul there are no protests due to heavy reinforcement in terms of police and other authorites that might repress and the action started in Ankara when there wasn't as much reinforcement. Anything happening in the other cities?
edited 7th Nov '13 2:58:56 PM by Quag15
Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent
There were protests in other cities, but most of the action was in Ankara. Yeah, not much in Istanbul due to heavy riot police presence.
My dad kind of played down the protests since the only thing he got bothered was a lot of people turned out to celebrate Republic Day in Istanbul and made traffic very bad from the airport to the hotel.
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The Potato's Choice
While it's not so much Riots:
http://ottomansandzionists.com/2013/12/26/this-is-what-a-panicked-erdogan-looks-like/
Erdogan's basically in a shit storm, it looks, for basically trying to undermine the hyper conservative elements of his support system, and it's going pretty south. Like "ordering corruption investigations arrest no one, and replacing 10 members of his cabinet" south.
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. - Douglas Adams
Gülenists are no more conservative than Erdoğan, but they are organized and it seems like Erdoğan doesn't want another man with an organization running things in his country, he wants to be the one man.
I propose we rename the thread to Turkish politics so discussions stay on topic.
Wandering Jew
edited 7th Mar '14 6:48:28 AM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
15-year-old Gezi victim Berkin Elvan dies after 269 days in coma
Protests over young Gezi victim Berkin Elvan's death grip Turkey
edited 11th Mar '14 12:45:11 PM by amateur55
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Thans for bringing it all back on topic. Seems we arent in danger of running out of Turkish protest movements to discuss anytime soon.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
Letting you peeps know that my old man is getting visas in Manila to go to Ankara despite the protests. Mine is easier since I'm a dual national, but I'm keeping an eye out on the security situation in cases the protests still keep going.
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