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Turkey: Gezi Park protests

Environmental protests in Gezi Park, Istanbul led to civil unrest across Turkey in 2013. For one man a social media post about the protests led to a dramatic outcome.

In 2013, environmental protests in Gezi Park, Istanbul led to civil unrest across Turkey.

For one protestor, a post he made on social media led to a dramatic outcome.

Memet Ali Alabora, was an activist and a famous actor in Turkey. He tells his story to Gill Kearsley.

(Photo: Protestors construct a barricade in Istanbul. Credit: Ayman Oghanna/Getty Images)

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