Protests against Construction Projects in Istanbul: A Government Addicted to Superlatives - Qantara.de

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The unrest in Istanbul is not only an expression of resistance to a misguided urban development policy, it is also a protest against a government that seems to be determined to construct monuments to itself. By Marian Brehmer