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Syria's Violence Continues Despite Turkey's Requests

            Although protestors around the world, particularly in Syria and Egypt, vowed to temporarily forego their demonstrations in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Syrian government carried out brutal attacks on its people the entire month. The United Nations recently reported the death toll to be at 2,200 people. Like the rest of the world, Turkey was appalled and outraged at the utter violence taking place in Syria. However, Turkey took a special interest because of their recent investments in Syria and stepped in to resolve the current conflicts between the Syrian government and its people. .
             Turkey's efforts have proven fruitless thus far. The Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, has "lost confidence" in the Syrian government. "Clearly we have reached a point where anything would be too little too late. Today in the world there is no place for authoritarian administrations, one-party rule, closed regimes," Gul commented. He added, "Everyone should know that we are with the Syrian people" (Barnard). .
             "We are really very sad," Gul said. "Incidents are said to be .
            


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