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Turkish people return to Tunisia
TUNIS (A.A) - The Turkish ambassador to Tunisia said Thursday that most of Turkish people, who left the north African country during the uprising in January, returned later.
In an interview with the A.A, Ambassador Akin Algan said that hundreds of Turkish people left Tunisia when widespread protests toppled the longtime president and led to a nationwide chaos in the country.
"They came back and started working again after situation calmed down. Protests came to an end after the new government announced that parliamentary election would take place on July 24," he added.
Weeks of violent protests over unemployment, food price rises and corruption left dozens of people dead in Tunisia in January. The wave of rallies was sparked by the suicide of an unemployed college graduate, who torched himself ın December after police confiscated his fruit cart, cutting off his source of income.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after 23 years in power and fled his country.
In an interview with the A.A, Ambassador Akin Algan said that hundreds of Turkish people left Tunisia when widespread protests toppled the longtime president and led to a nationwide chaos in the country.
"They came back and started working again after situation calmed down. Protests came to an end after the new government announced that parliamentary election would take place on July 24," he added.
Weeks of violent protests over unemployment, food price rises and corruption left dozens of people dead in Tunisia in January. The wave of rallies was sparked by the suicide of an unemployed college graduate, who torched himself ın December after police confiscated his fruit cart, cutting off his source of income.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after 23 years in power and fled his country.
