Since most of the mainstream media is strictly controlled by governments, I doubt many of you will have heard of the uprising in Turkey over the past week? You may have had a brief news coverage on it, but what you saw probably doesn't cover the extent of what is happening. Then again, think about it, what government controlled news channel really wants to show the extent of how people uprise against their government?
Here is a blogger's story:
http://defnesumanblogs.com/2013/06/01/what-is-happenning-in-istanbul/
Links to some of the extreme force by the police used on Turkish citizens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbYQ_dzFniY&feature&f