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Peščanik pre 9 sati | Sinan Gökçen and Ivana
The generation that shook the authoritarians Despite differing organisational structures and political dynamics, the protests in Serbia and Turkey reveal several key similarities in how young people are responding to the erosion of democratic norms.
In both contexts, the initial triggers – though distinct – unleashed far deeper frustrations rooted in fears about the future. In Serbia, the collapse of a newly renovated train station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, seen as a tragic consequence of corruption and neglect, catalysed a movement grounded in demands for accountability and transparency. In Turkey, the annulment of the Istanbul mayor’s university diploma and his subsequent arrest were
