The German foreign minister predicts things will calm down in Turkey

Protests that began as resistance to the proposed development of a public open space have mushroomed into a more generalized popular expression of dissatisfaction.  But the German government this week predicted things would be settling down.
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/P__Wash/2013/06/13-Turkey.html

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