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West holds ‘silent hope’ Turkey protests bring reform

AFP – Caught off-guard by the massive protests erupting in Turkey, the country’s Western partners have roundly condemned the use of excessive violence while prudently insisting on the need for calm and dialogue in a nation deemed a key regional ally. “The silent hope is that all this will mean a return to normalcy.

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