Black Friday: A Turning Point In Turkey’s History?
May 31, 2013, may become one of those turning points for Turkey.
Students of history often look for key dates that mark the beginning of change, revolution or a turning point in a nation’s political life.
Jan. 26, 1952, became known as Black Saturday in Egypt. Riots spread across the capital of Cairo, where 750 buildings were either burned or looted after British forces killed 50 Egyptian auxiliary troops in the Suez town of Ismailia. This paved the way for the Free Officers’ Revolution of July later that year.
In May 1968, student occupational protests and general strikes led to the resignation of French President Charles de Gaulle.
Bloody Sunday 1972 was also a turning point in the conflict in Northern Ireland. Twenty-six civil rights protesters were shot by British forces in Derry. The Northern Irish troubles intensified.
