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Unprecedented defiance grows in Turkey

Seeney / WallisJune 9, 2013

Turkey has been experiencing its worst violent protests in years. Demonstrators, many angry at what they see as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authoritarian policies have faced down riot police brandishing pepper spray, tear gas and water cannons across the country. Helen Seeney asked our Turkey correspondent, Dorian Jones, who the protestors are, and what exactly are they calling for?

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