Ignored Unrest in Turkey

Turmoil has been growing very quickly in Eastern Europe. Last week a young boy named Berkin Elvan died after months in a coma. Last summer this boy was simply walking to the store to buy bread and  was struck in the head by a tear gas canister which was hastily shot by riot police in Turkey. The funeral which followed was massive, with thousands marching in his honor.

Unfortunately this massive event in honor of Berkin turned violent as riot police arrived and shot tear gas and fired water cannons at the crowd.

These protests clearly have global implications. With the growing unrest also being felt in Ukraine, along with the invasion from Russia, one would think these Turkish protests would be major news across the world. Unfortunately, none of the major US news stations have had adequate coverage of these events. Instead this news story about the TV show LOST which stopped airing in May 2010 is on the front page of CBS' site.

At least the American people can learn about how Ben Linus interprets his character. Fortunately when I looked up Turkey on the front page of ABC news' website, something came up.

I've asked relatives and peers if they had heard of the events in Turkey, and of course nearly nobody had heard about it. Perhaps showing the American population the troubles that are facing Eastern Europe would not be beneficial to advertisers. With Turkey being so close Ukraine, it's very possible Russia could make a move there as well considering their political instability. This is obviously speculation, but isn't this something that should be talked about among the American people? We should be informed of these global events, not of a kitten eating food.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/03/in-turkey-renewed-anti-government-protests/100698/
T.S.