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Resistance in Istanbul with 140 characters  With continuing
protests against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
government in Turkey, there has been sharp criticism that
traditional media have largely been silent. But what role have
social media been playing?  In Turkey, where the redevelopment
of Gezi Park in Istanbul's main Taksim Square has turned into
huge protests against the government, the young activists who
once were criticized for being "apolitical" are using a world-
famous weapon against the security forces: Twitter.  The
government's decision to build barracks and a shopping center in
Gezi Park and the police's tough action against the mostly
peaceful demonstrators seem not to be serious enough to warrant
coverage by the Turkish media.   But as social networks Twitter
and Facebook are overwhelmed by videos and photos of clashes
between the activists and security forces' excessive use of