Sign of Turkey's Deep Troubles
<p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="friction">friction</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="fueling">fueling</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tension">tension</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progressives">progressives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span>, <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>. "<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mute">mute</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="line">line</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Levent">Levent</span> <span word="Altun">Altun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prostester">prostester</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>. "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persisting">persisting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>."</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span></p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="member">member</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incursions">incursions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="warplanes">warplanes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p>
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