Turkey's youth on the frontlines of protests

High school students have now joined university students in protests that have rocked the country since March 19

Originally published on Global Voices

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Ever since March 19, when Istanbul's popular mayor and main opposition party's presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was first detained, then arrested, on bogus corruption and terrorism charges, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests. While the demography of protesters spans across all age groups and professions...