Of all the things that happened on the world stage this weekend, one of the most interesting was reading about the clash over social policy taking place in Turkey between Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan and some of the Turkish people, which led to riots over the weekend, spurred by a protest against the government's plan to replace a park in central Istanbul with a housing complex and shopping mall.
Another issue turning off portions of the electorate is a new law that would limit the sales and advertising of alcohol (including prohibiting liquor from being sold between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist areas).…
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