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    Riot Police Break Up Turkey's May Day Protests

    May Day in Istanbul, a city of 14 million people almost shut down today. Thousands of protesters were met with water canons and tear gas, but there was celebration mixed with the protest. Daniel Dombey is correspondent in Turkey for the Financial Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    May Day in Istanbul, a city of 14 million people almost shut down today. Thousands of protesters were met with water canons and tear gas, but there was celebration mixed with the protest. Daniel Dombey is correspondent in Turkey for the Financial Times.

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      Warren Olney

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

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      Daniel Dombey

      Financial Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    A Cultural Shift on Campus Sexual Assaults
    1. 0:00Riot Police Break Up Turkey's May Day ProtestsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:50Sex Crimes on Campus Are Going Public
    3. 44:39Why Are Big Companies Rarely Ever Punished?
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