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Explainer: What's happening in Turkey?

Turkey is undergoing its biggest public protest movement in over 10 years as thousands take to the streets calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister. What's it all about?

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Turkey is undergoing its biggest public protest movement in over 10 years as thousands of dissidents take to the streets calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister. But why are the Turkish so upset?

Amnesty International said that abuse against protesters was out of control. Even hacktivist group Anonymous jumped onboard launching a twitter campaign called #opturkey and vowing to take down the Turkish government. But what led to the unrest and why are the Turks so upset? Patrick Abboud looks at the developments in Turkey.


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