Neoliberalism in Turkey. Bilal Ahmed, in Monday's Souciant.
As an American, I am ashamed that CNN is an example of US journalism. CNN is a proprietor of news-entertainment, and its customers are advertisers. CNN has fallen far since its inception.
I spent a week in Istanbul a couple of years ago, my only trip to Turkey thus far. The proximity and intermingling of liberal and conservative imagery is part of my impression of the place. That, and how lively the streets felt. It wasn't a city of trees. I felt the parks were large, but there were few of them.
Although I am sure the differences are numerous, this movement in Turkey seems to have one common theme with OWS in the US: the illusion of space between capitalists and the government is fading for many in the middle class.