John McSweeney

John McSweeney is a Phd student in the IDPM department at the University of Manchester currently working in Istanbul.

Turkish hopes for a new beginning

Whether or not the protestors currently occupying Istanbul's Taksim square can evolve into an effective, open and progressive opposition to the AKP's authoritarian neoliberal regime, remains to be seen. But one thing is clear, this is only the beginning.

By John McSweeney

/ 3 Jun 2013