While the protests in Turkey were sparked by plans to build on an Istanbul park and have broadened into anti-government unrest across the country, and many would say that opposition parties are provoking it as Secularism vs. Religious issue and that it may be a conspiracy against the ruling party, but we also need to understand that free & fair elections are the central institution of democratic r...epresentative government, if the current government there is truly a 'democratic' one then it is the right of Turkish citizens to enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their criticism and to present in a peaceful way. Yes, one big mistake can cost so much to any government. Never did I know that Taksim Square, a beautiful part of Istanbul where I was there with friends from Pakistan and around the world in 2010 will become a symbol of police brutality and state oppression in 2013. This violence in Turkey is condemnable and unjustifiable! News, updates, videos, pictures and messages by friends pouring from Turkey are shocking and heartbreaking to me:( The new government of Pakistan has also a LESSON to learn from the current situation there. May peace and sanity prevails in Turkey!!
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