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'No friend of Turkey wants to see the country descending into violence' (Photo: svenwerk)

The future of European Turkey

On Saturday night (15 June), central Istanbul descended into apocalyptic scenes of unfettered violence. The police targeted tear gas, water cannons and plastic bullets at protestors, and stormed a hotel near the park, which had set up a makeshift clinic to treat children and adults caught up in the events.

Among those trapped in the hotel was the co-chair of Germany’s Green Party, Claudia Roth, who is an avid follower of Turkey’s politics, a witness to the decade of violence in the 199...

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'No friend of Turkey wants to see the country descending into violence' (Photo: svenwerk)

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