Addressing the cause of the protests in Turkey

Four or five trees in a park. These apparently because of the current crisis in Turkey. Actually, that is not the case - to overcome the problems involved in the environment. About one person or party, there was only one; about freedom of speech was not live and against the dictatorship, and restrictions on people's lives. Let me explain.

Justice and Development Party - Turkish AKP - which has been in power since 2002 and the nation has won three general elections. Every election thereafter, increasing the percentage of the vote for the government party in the first place.

Moreover, in the last election in 2011, the AKP vote, this certainly seemed to be a lot of impressive wins half.

Railways, airports and so on - - and the massive investment in the health system, etc. During these years in power, they will not have a significant positive step to make Turkey more powerful, such as the improvement of infrastructure is huge.

The first years in power, the AKP's handling of foreign affairs was appreciated and said 'zero-problem foreign policy as' the government of the region to promote international security and prosperity they try to play a role. Per capita gross domestic product has tripled in the same period.

During this time the main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP in Turkish), was not surprised by the voters or a dreamer of an alternative set of policies.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Recap Endogamy made his stand because of the country's powerful wider political stage. Even within the ruling party, as opposed to a few members of Brogan’s party policies, strong leadership style as autocratic.

Endogamy began to ignore his critics and the main aspects of democracy were gradually eroded as it was more of his authoritarian regime.

Endogamy and the AKP is under the administration of the public were also other issues that rankled. For example, many journalists have been jailed and many have been under investigation by the judicial authorities.

In addition, the series of threats against the freedom of expression and to set up a national Internet censorship legislation was clearly visible. In addition, the instability of Foreign Affairs in 2010 that he accepted the direction, which does not reflect public opinion, has caused concern.

Environment

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in a shopping center, the seat of the Ottoman barracks and has a complex construction project. However, the location was near Gaze Park in Tarsi Square, which has raised concerns among environmentalists, and many people in the main square of the city's commercial center against a project.

On May 27, the residents of this neighborhood and some environmentalists began to protest against the project. In the following days, the police response was, uncontrolled and violent actions of open protest triggered a mass movement of people to the area.

In short, a small protest about a park to the public in a series of demonstrations.

Police violence and the use of teargas and water cannon to such actions in order to maintain the desire of the people to feed, and at the same time, various international organizations such as the European Students' Union engaged the attention.

However, what makes the protests of the people involved and their unique style of protest in origin. Usually, the protests are of a similar view of the political and economic and social backgrounds together. However, the formula for what is happening in Tarsi Square dollars.

View on the rich diversity of people and lower income people, teachers and students will gather actors. Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besets from - - Even powerful rival groups of football fans took part in the protest.

Endogamy and the AKP have expressed opposition to several publications as a direct resistance and protest for many.

The main source of protest

However, if you look deeper, the main source of opposition to authoritarianism and a protest against the restrictions. The prime minister is being held as a source of these restrictions.

Interestingly, however, one of the reasons the opposition parties to protest the lack of success of the last decade, and the clear frustration with the protests of social media where many people have commented on the opposition parties can be seen in Tarsi Square was not desired.

Unfortunately in the second week of protests, violence, the involvement of some political factions.

Conclusion

Overall, Turkey's democracy is an important opportunity to leap forward to political protests, especially those with old-fashioned ideologies, lessons are learned.

In the future, as a young citizen of Turkey, politicians more open, visionary and Parliament would like to see the young - the average age is more than 50 MPs in our generation can help transform Turkey into a developed nation, I think.

Primarily, the young demonstrator was the message: "We are apolitical, reckless a generation, and we do not want to be confined by ideological rigidity."

* Ozone Demirep Turkish student at the ETH Zurich is doing his masters.