The Gezi Park protests and youth in Turkey: Perception of Hürriyet Columnists

Author: Şebnem Cansun

In: International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, Vol 6, No 1, 2014, pp. 92-105

Article discusses why, despite major role of young people using social media in the first three weeks of protests, columnists in the major Turkish daily Hurriyet (Liberty) often failed to mention, or underplayed, the significance of the young demonstrators.

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https://www.academia.edu/6925094/Cansun_%C5%9Eebnem._The_Gezi_Park_protests_and_youth_in_Turkey_Perception_of_H%C3%BCrriyet_Columnists_International_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_and_Humanity_Studies_2014_6_1_p._92-105

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