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MiddleFingerMom

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Thu Sep 19, 2013, 02:50 AM Sep 2013

With a Burst of Color, Turkey’s Public Walkways Become a Focus of Quiet Protest

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What transformed the painted stairs into a political issue was the surprise
that Findikli residents woke up to last Friday: the stairs had been hastily,
and somewhat unconvincingly, repainted in their original color, a dark
cement gray.
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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/with-a-burst-of-color-turkeys-public-walkways-become-a-focus-of-quiet-protest/?_r=3&;

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With a Burst of Color, Turkey’s Public Walkways Become a Focus of Quiet Protest (Original Post) MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 OP
Great story! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #1
k+r... TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #2
k MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 #3
Let there be light! hunter Sep 2013 #4
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