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Muslim Groups in the Gezi Park Protests: Identity Politics and Contentious Politics Under Authoritarian Neoliberalism

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“I heard a voice [from the crowd] saying that we will also build a mosque [in Taksim]. Yes, we will also build a mosque. Yes, we will also build a mosque. I will of course not ask the leader of CHP [Republican People’s Party, main opposition party] for his permission and a couple of çapulcus1 for their permission. Those who voted for us have already given us their permission.“2

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Dursun, A. (2015). Muslim Groups in the Gezi Park Protests: Identity Politics and Contentious Politics Under Authoritarian Neoliberalism. In: Gerges, F.A. (eds) Contentious Politics in the Middle East. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137530868_16

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