Weekly Tracker: Week of June 16-22

TURKEY - Report 16 Jun 2013 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive SummaryPrime Minister Erdogan's order for police to forcefully vacate the Gezi Parki prolonged the crisis, turning into an uprising by various segments of the society.The most likely summer scenario, unfortunately, seems to be a continuation of unrest.It is also not feasible to deliver progress on the Peace Process in this environment, which may mean angry Kurds may also join the protests in the fall.Finally, Obama's decision to send arms to Syrian rebels means that Turkey will be dragged deeper into the neighbor's war. Terror, sectarian anger and finally the emergence of an antiw...

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