‘They’ve crossed a threshold of fear’: Turkey’s youth rise up
University students with no history of activism are now at the forefront of demonstrations against Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian rule.
Protesters hold a banner with an image of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul’s Sarachane Square, March 2025.(photo credit: COURTESY TARIK/VIA THE MEDIA LINE)ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated: