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A Military Academy student marches down the street with a young woman beside him to a ceremony at the April 10 Monument where the student soldiers will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant on February 26, 2016. With war raging in eastern Ukraine with Russian-backed separatists, more young men and women have enlisted and the popularity of military education has increased, including among civilians; the April 10 monument commemorates Soviet victory over the Nazi occupation in Odessa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary02.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Family and friends gathered at the April 10 monument to watch as Military Academy students are promoted to the rank of lieutenant on February 26, 2016. With war raging in eastern Ukraine with Russian-backed separatists, more young men and women have enlisted and the popularity of military education has increased, including among civilians; the April 10 monument commemorates Soviet victory over the Nazi occupation in Odessa. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Family and friends gathered at the April 10 monument to watch as Military Academy students are promoted to the rank of lieutenant on February 26, 2016. With war raging in eastern Ukraine with Russian-backed separatists, more young men and women have enlisted and the popularity of military education has increased, including among civilians; the April 10 monument commemorates Soviet victory over the Nazi occupation in Odessa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary03.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A medical student examines a formaldehyde cadaver in an anatomical theater classroom at the Odessa National Medical University on February 18, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A medical student examines a formaldehyde cadaver in an anatomical theater classroom at the Odessa National Medical University on February 18, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary04.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A snowy interior courtyard characteristic of many homes on January 27, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A snowy interior courtyard characteristic of many homes on January 27, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary05.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Pedestrians around a statue of the Duc de Richelieu at the top of the Potemkin steps in the snow on January 18, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Pedestrians around a statue of the Duc de Richelieu at the top of the Potemkin steps in the snow on January 18, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary06.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Orthodox Christians celebrate epiphany by the seaside with a baptismal-like ritual in frigid temperatures at Lazheron Beach on January 19, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Orthodox Christians celebrate epiphany by the seaside with a baptismal-like ritual in frigid temperatures at Lazheron Beach on January 19, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary07.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Women at the P1 Prosecco Bar on Orthodox Christmas on January 7, 2015. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Women at the P1 Prosecco Bar on Orthodox Christmas on January 7, 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary18.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A couple makes out under the moonlight Hretska Square on February 22, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A couple makes out under the moonlight Hretska Square on February 22, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary08.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A collection by local designer Valkiria is presented during an invitation-only evening of fashion shows and performances at the Ministerium night club on February 6, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A collection by local designer Valkiria is presented during an invitation-only evening of fashion shows and performances at the Ministerium night club on February 6, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary09.jpg OSYCHKY, ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia and current Governor of Odessa Oblast appointed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, meets and poses for photographs with locals at the Christmas bazaar on January 10, 2016. Saakashvili is said to be Ukraine's most popular politician who many in Odessa have dubbed their "last hope"; during the five-day August War in 2008, Russian forces attempted to assassinate him but he survived and their remains deep enmity between him and the Kremlin. OSYCHKY, ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia and current Governor of Odessa Oblast appointed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, meets and poses for photographs with locals at the Christmas bazaar on January 10, 2016. Saakashvili is said to be Ukraine's most popular politician who many in Odessa have dubbed their "last hope"; during the five-day August War in 2008, Russian forces attempted to assassinate him but he survived and their remains deep enmity between him and the Kremlin. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary10.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. The priest performs Christmas mass at the Christmas Church on January 7, 2016. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on January 7. ODESSA, UKRAINE. The priest performs Christmas mass at the Christmas Church on January 7, 2016. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on January 7. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary11.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. The priest performs Christmas mass at the Christmas Church on January 7, 2016. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on January 7. ODESSA, UKRAINE. The priest performs Christmas mass at the Christmas Church on January 7, 2016. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on January 7. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary12.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Secret service arrest a man as one of their team films the arrest in Odessa, Ukraine on February 22, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Secret service arrest a man as one of their team films the arrest in Odessa, Ukraine on February 22, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary17.jpg OSYCHKY, ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Angels stand at the entrance to St. Nicholas workshop at the Christmas bazaar on January 10, 2016. OSYCHKY, ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Angels stand at the entrance to St. Nicholas workshop at the Christmas bazaar on January 10, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary14.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. The free trade zone at the port of Odessa on February 27, 2016. Since Crimea was seized by Russia in 2014, Odessa's port has been the main point of entry for goods coming mainly from Russia, China and Turkey and elsewhere in the world in to Ukraine. ODESSA, UKRAINE. The free trade zone at the port of Odessa on February 27, 2016. Since Crimea was seized by Russia in 2014, Odessa's port has been the main point of entry for goods coming mainly from Russia, China and Turkey and elsewhere in the world in to Ukraine. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary15.jpg SYM KILOMETER (SEVEN KILOMETER), ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Traders at the large wholesale market on the outskirts of Odessa in Sym Kilometer (Seven Kilometer), Ukraine on February 18, 2016. Odessa's port is the main port of entry for goods, largely from China and Turkey, into Ukraine since Russia seized Crimea in 2014. SYM KILOMETER (SEVEN KILOMETER), ODESSA OBLAST, UKRAINE. Traders at the large wholesale market on the outskirts of Odessa in Sym Kilometer (Seven Kilometer), Ukraine on February 18, 2016. Odessa's port is the main port of entry for goods, largely from China and Turkey, into Ukraine since Russia seized Crimea in 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary16.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. Vendors and customers in the vegetable and fruit pavilion at the large Privoz market on February 17, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. Vendors and customers in the vegetable and fruit pavilion at the large Privoz market on February 17, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary13.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A road block set up by Ukrainian pro-Maidan activists and soldiers at the entrance to Odessa from Transdnistria, located 15 kilometers down the road, on February 18, 2016. Two days prior to this photograph, a truck carrying guns from Russia was stopped from entering Odessa. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A road block set up by Ukrainian pro-Maidan activists and soldiers at the entrance to Odessa from Transdnistria, located 15 kilometers down the road, on February 18, 2016. Two days prior to this photograph, a truck carrying guns from Russia was stopped from entering Odessa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_odessadiary19.jpg ODESSA, UKRAINE. A couple and a young man ride the trolley bus on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2016. ODESSA, UKRAINE. A couple and a young man ride the trolley bus on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2016. https://amandarivkin.com/turkey-in-transition monthly 0.8 https://amandarivkin.com/turkey-gezi-uprising monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising01.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. The crowd in Taksim Square reacts to a pyrotechnics show of fireworks and torches in during ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. The crowd in Taksim Square reacts to a pyrotechnics show of fireworks and torches in during ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising02.jpg ANKARA, TURKEY. Protesters gather on Kennedy Street to express their distaste for Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party, known by its Turkish acronym AK Party, on June 16, 2013. Since protesters occupied and were evicted from Gezi Park in Istanbul's main Taksim Square in late May, nationwide protests have followed in solidarity with the cause and against Erdogan. ANKARA, TURKEY. Protesters gather on Kennedy Street to express their distaste for Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party, known by its Turkish acronym AK Party, on June 16, 2013. Since protesters occupied and were evicted from Gezi Park in Istanbul's main Taksim Square in late May, nationwide protests have followed in solidarity with the cause and against Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising03.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A protester poses in front of a Turkish-made TOMA riot control vehicle in Taksim Square the evening after riot police moved to retake the square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A protester poses in front of a Turkish-made TOMA riot control vehicle in Taksim Square the evening after riot police moved to retake the square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising04.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A young woman is seen smoking a cigarette in the middle of the tent city in Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A young woman is seen smoking a cigarette in the middle of the tent city in Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising05.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks continue to occupy Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square by camping out on June 10, 2013. Ten days of protests that began over plans to demolish Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square and have spread into a nationwide manifestation of dislike for the policies and ruling style of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who critics charge has become increasingly authoritarian. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks continue to occupy Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square by camping out on June 10, 2013. Ten days of protests that began over plans to demolish Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square and have spread into a nationwide manifestation of dislike for the policies and ruling style of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who critics charge has become increasingly authoritarian. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising06.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks wave their hands in Gezi Park after a week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone on June 5, 2013. The crisis which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks wave their hands in Gezi Park after a week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone on June 5, 2013. The crisis which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising07.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Flags bearing Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed PKK leader, and the Kurdish national flag are seen in the middle of Taksim Square on an overturned police vehicle during a protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Flags bearing Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed PKK leader, and the Kurdish national flag are seen in the middle of Taksim Square on an overturned police vehicle during a protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising09.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Protesters remain camped out in Gezi Park after 12 days of occupying the park after police retook the adjacent Taksim Square but left demonstrators in the park on June 13, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered a referendum on the park to residents of Istanbul, despite there being no law allowing for such practices, and telling demonstrators to evacuate the park as patience with the demonstration is over. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Protesters remain camped out in Gezi Park after 12 days of occupying the park after police retook the adjacent Taksim Square but left demonstrators in the park on June 13, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered a referendum on the park to residents of Istanbul, despite there being no law allowing for such practices, and telling demonstrators to evacuate the park as patience with the demonstration is over. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising10.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk surrounded by painted over graffiti are seen near Taksim Square on June 13, 2013. On the 17th day of protest and periodic riots in Istanbul, many awoke to find graffiti opposing the ruling Justice and Development Party, known by its Turkish acronym AKP, had been painted over by municipal workers overnight. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk surrounded by painted over graffiti are seen near Taksim Square on June 13, 2013. On the 17th day of protest and periodic riots in Istanbul, many awoke to find graffiti opposing the ruling Justice and Development Party, known by its Turkish acronym AKP, had been painted over by municipal workers overnight. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising11.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Police fire tear gas at demonstrators on the road and into Gezi Park from Taksim Square as they move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Police fire tear gas at demonstrators on the road and into Gezi Park from Taksim Square as they move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising12.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A man is seen protecting his eyes from tear gas as smoke billows from a flaming vehicle in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A man is seen protecting his eyes from tear gas as smoke billows from a flaming vehicle in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising13.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Women react to tear gas in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Women react to tear gas in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising15.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A young woman blows bubbles in Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A young woman blows bubbles in Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising16.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A bride and groom promenade in Taksim Square in protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A bride and groom promenade in Taksim Square in protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising17.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A motorcycle rally occurred late Sunday afternoon in Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 9, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A motorcycle rally occurred late Sunday afternoon in Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 9, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising18.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. The crowd in Taksim Square reacts to a pyrotechnics show of fireworks and torches in during ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. The crowd in Taksim Square reacts to a pyrotechnics show of fireworks and torches in during ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising19.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks gather in Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks gather in Taksim Square where ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square have lead to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising20.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turkish children light a paper lantern at a protest in Taksim Square after a week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from the square as it transforms increasingly into a free, carnival-like zone in Istanbul, Turkey on June 6, 2013. The crisis which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turkish children light a paper lantern at a protest in Taksim Square after a week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from the square as it transforms increasingly into a free, carnival-like zone in Istanbul, Turkey on June 6, 2013. The crisis which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising21.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Davide Martello, an Italian pianist and peace activist, plays The Beatles' "Let It Be" and the Italian partisan song "Ciao Bella" on the piano to a crowd that includes riot police in Taksim Square the evening after riot police moved to retake the square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Davide Martello, an Italian pianist and peace activist, plays The Beatles' "Let It Be" and the Italian partisan song "Ciao Bella" on the piano to a crowd that includes riot police in Taksim Square the evening after riot police moved to retake the square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising23.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A vendor is seen in Taksim Square early in the morning on June 10, 2013. After more than a week of protests in Taksim Square against the demolition of the adjacent Gezi Park in favor of a reconstructed Ottoman barracks and shopping mall which have escalated into a nationwide call of the country's secular-minded citizens for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign, the signs of life slowly returning to normal are gradually reappearing after a weekend of street parties. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A vendor is seen in Taksim Square early in the morning on June 10, 2013. After more than a week of protests in Taksim Square against the demolition of the adjacent Gezi Park in favor of a reconstructed Ottoman barracks and shopping mall which have escalated into a nationwide call of the country's secular-minded citizens for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign, the signs of life slowly returning to normal are gradually reappearing after a weekend of street parties. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising22.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks continue to sleep in Gezi Park a night after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks continue to sleep in Gezi Park a night after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising24.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks climb across a deconstructed construction site in Taksim Square in protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks climb across a deconstructed construction site in Taksim Square in protest of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his policies a week after demonstrators forced police to withdraw from the square leading to a carnival-like sit-in on June 8, 2013. A week of protests led to police being barricaded out of and withdrawing from Istanbul's Taksim Square as it transforms increasingly into a free zone; the crisis, which began over construction of a park and plans to reconstruct Ottoman barracks and a shopping mall, has evolved into Turkey's biggest political crisis in decades as Turks express frustration with the current AK Party, Justice and Development Party and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising31.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Women react to the tear gas in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Women react to the tear gas in Taksim Square as riot police move on the square on June 11, 2013. After 10 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police moved to retake the square; last night, the Prime Minister called a meeting for tomorrow with protest leaders. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising34.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A mattress is seen on a pile of rubble after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. A mattress is seen on a pile of rubble after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square the night before on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising28.jpg ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks move to construct new barricades a night after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. ISTANBUL, TURKEY. Turks move to construct new barricades a night after riot police moved to retake Taksim Square on June 12, 2013. After 11 days of protest and occupying Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, riot police firmly took control of Taksim Square with street battles on back streets occurring until the early hours of the morning and a few hundred demonstrators continuing to camp out in the adjacent Gezi Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising35.jpg SINCAN, TURKEY. Posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey's secular republic, and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan are seen adorning the facade of a building in Kent Square during a Justice and Development Party, AKP, rally where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. SINCAN, TURKEY. Posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey's secular republic, and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan are seen adorning the facade of a building in Kent Square during a Justice and Development Party, AKP, rally where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising36.jpg SINCAN, TURKEY. Supporters of the Justice and Development Party, AKP, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered at a rally to hear Erdogan speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. SINCAN, TURKEY. Supporters of the Justice and Development Party, AKP, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered at a rally to hear Erdogan speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising39.jpg SINCAN, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a crowd of supporters after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. SINCAN, TURKEY. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a crowd of supporters after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turkeyuprising38.jpg SINCAN, TURKEY. Religious female supporters of the Justice and Development Party, AKP, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lean out their window to hear Erdogan speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. SINCAN, TURKEY. Religious female supporters of the Justice and Development Party, AKP, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lean out their window to hear Erdogan speak after more than two weeks straight of protests across Turkey against his rule on June 15, 2013. Sincan is the site of the 1997 "post-modern coup" and where Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose for his Ankara rally to bolster his position with regard to ongoing protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square and across Turkey; at his rally he said that the security services would promptly take care of the protesters and shortly after riot police were unleashed on the peacefully gathered demonstrators who quickly retook the square. https://amandarivkin.com/home monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk01.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman dances on the table at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman dances on the table at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk02.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A couple making out in a quiet corner at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, as Dara Bubamara belts out fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A couple making out in a quiet corner at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, as Dara Bubamara belts out fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk04.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman stands in front of the former Serbian Ministry of Defense (at left), formerly the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense, and the Army Headquarters (at right), which were hit by NATO bombs in 1999 during the conflict with Kosovo under former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, which have been left since as a morbid reminder of sorts of Serbia's recent past on Kneza Milosa on June 29, 2015. Part of the Army Headquarters building remains in use. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman stands in front of the former Serbian Ministry of Defense (at left), formerly the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense, and the Army Headquarters (at right), which were hit by NATO bombs in 1999 during the conflict with Kosovo under former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, which have been left since as a morbid reminder of sorts of Serbia's recent past on Kneza Milosa on June 29, 2015. Part of the Army Headquarters building remains in use. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk22.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Young people, including a young man in a traditional Serbian hat dance and sing along in the front row as Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Young people, including a young man in a traditional Serbian hat dance and sing along in the front row as Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk03.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Dara Bubamara performs onstage at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, surrounded by bodyguards on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Dara Bubamara performs onstage at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, surrounded by bodyguards on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk27.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Serbian police in riot gear stand guard outside the Media Centar before a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, widely labeled genocide in the eyes of International Criminal Court in The Hague and the international community, on July 11, 2015. Due to threats from nationalists, a planned die-in intended to represent the 8,000 who lost their lives in Srebrenica, Europe's largest postwar massacre, was cancelled and a much smaller commemoration of NGO officials was held at the Media Centar. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Serbian police in riot gear stand guard outside the Media Centar before a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, widely labeled genocide in the eyes of International Criminal Court in The Hague and the international community, on July 11, 2015. Due to threats from nationalists, a planned die-in intended to represent the 8,000 who lost their lives in Srebrenica, Europe's largest postwar massacre, was cancelled and a much smaller commemoration of NGO officials was held at the Media Centar. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk09.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Starlet, or aspiring star, Atina Ferrari, who appeared on the reality show "Parovi," which features many high end prostitutes and elements of the turbofolk lifestyle, at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia; the turbofolk lifestyle and sound has evolved into one where "money is the justification," in the words of Radovan Kupres, former cultural programming director of tv station B92 who produced the documentary "All That Folk". BELGRADE, SERBIA. Starlet, or aspiring star, Atina Ferrari, who appeared on the reality show "Parovi," which features many high end prostitutes and elements of the turbofolk lifestyle, at Jos Ovu Noc, a kafana, or bar with live turbofolk music that blares late into the night on July 2, 2015. Such clubs as showcases for turbofolk singers and bands have their origins along the Ibarska Magistrala highway which goes south from the capital towards the most traditional parts of Serbia; the turbofolk lifestyle and sound has evolved into one where "money is the justification," in the words of Radovan Kupres, former cultural programming director of tv station B92 who produced the documentary "All That Folk". https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk05.jpg NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. NIS, SERBIA. Vladislava Djuric, 30, holds her nationally famous icon of Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, which garnered national headlines after pictures went viral of it taken during a student exhibition at Djuric's university, on July 10, 2015. Ceca, a turbofolk star better known as "the Mother of Serbia," was married to one of the Bosnian War's most notorious Serbian military commanders, Arkan, who was later assassinated, and was one of a rotating cast of turbofolk stars who gave daily concerts in Belgrade's Republic Square during the 1999 NATO bombing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk25.jpg SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. The stage the morning after the finale of "Pinkovi Zvezde" or "Pink Stars," an "American Idol"-style talent showcase on Pink TV, one of the two main TV stations dedicated to turbo folk music and other programming, at the main Pink TV studios on June 28, 2015. SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. The stage the morning after the finale of "Pinkovi Zvezde" or "Pink Stars," an "American Idol"-style talent showcase on Pink TV, one of the two main TV stations dedicated to turbo folk music and other programming, at the main Pink TV studios on June 28, 2015. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk37.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At center, in suit) Ekrem Jevric sings as Aleksandra Grdic gives a massage to a fellow cast member, as Saska Karan laughs on the couch and turbofolk star Dusica Grabovic looks on in laughter on the set of "Parovi," which features many starlets, turbofolk viral video stars and others part of the blingy new money turbo world, on September 10, 2015. Parovi is broadcast live twenty-four hours a day and along with shows like "Farm" and "Hotel Maldivi" populate the fodder for the tabloid press in Serbia. BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At center, in suit) Ekrem Jevric sings as Aleksandra Grdic gives a massage to a fellow cast member, as Saska Karan laughs on the couch and turbofolk star Dusica Grabovic looks on in laughter on the set of "Parovi," which features many starlets, turbofolk viral video stars and others part of the blingy new money turbo world, on September 10, 2015. Parovi is broadcast live twenty-four hours a day and along with shows like "Farm" and "Hotel Maldivi" populate the fodder for the tabloid press in Serbia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk30.jpg JAGODINA, SERBIA. Jovanca, the giraffe in the Jagodina zoo, on September 10, 2015. Jovanca was a concession to powerful local mayor and don Dragan Markovic, also known as "Palma," a former close ally of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, in order to gain his participation in the coalition government; Palma owns Palma TV which provided part of the turbofolk soundtrack to the 1990s and is close with several stars of the genre including Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, and Aca Lukas. JAGODINA, SERBIA. Jovanca, the giraffe in the Jagodina zoo, on September 10, 2015. Jovanca was a concession to powerful local mayor and don Dragan Markovic, also known as "Palma," a former close ally of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, in order to gain his participation in the coalition government; Palma owns Palma TV which provided part of the turbofolk soundtrack to the 1990s and is close with several stars of the genre including Svetlana Raznatovic, better known as Ceca, and Aca Lukas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk07.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Jelena Karleusa arrives in custom Versace according to her Instagram ahead of a concert on the splav, or barge, River on the night of July 3, 2015. Karleusa is the lone turbofolk star who has been outspoken on the issue of gay rights and many of her looks have been copied by the likes of Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian; in an e-mail Karleusa declared she doesn't sing turbofolk music, despite having deep roots in the industry and coming up through the same television channels, venues and other mechanisms used to promote turbofolk, but refused repeated requests to clarify the description of her music. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk11.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience wait to enter the studio for a taping of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience wait to enter the studio for a taping of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk21.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At left) Lepa Brena, one of the oldest and original turbofolk stars, during a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. During this particular taping of "Grand Stars," well known stars are singing with younger, lesser known stars with the goal of elevating their personality in public life. BELGRADE, SERBIA. (At left) Lepa Brena, one of the oldest and original turbofolk stars, during a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. During this particular taping of "Grand Stars," well known stars are singing with younger, lesser known stars with the goal of elevating their personality in public life. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk13.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience applaud their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience applaud their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk24.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman and a young man in the audience react to watching Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A woman and a young man in the audience react to watching Aca Lukas performs at Mali Kalemegdan, the smaller section of the old fortress on July 11, 2015. Lukas, who often appears on stage with Ceca, the "mother of Serbia" and the biggest turbofolk star, was one of the first turbofolk stars to admit to using cocaine. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk08.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Clubgoers at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, toast on the main dance floor of the club as Dara Bubamara sings fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Clubgoers at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, toast on the main dance floor of the club as Dara Bubamara sings fast-paced turbofolk hits on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk18.jpg SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. Girls who will dance on stage during the taping of the finale of "Pinkove Zvezdice," or "Little Pink Stars," wait backstage at the Pink TV studios before the finale on July 4, 2015. "Pinkove Zvezdice," is the junior program of "Pinkove Zvezde," the premier turbofolk showcase on Pink TV, one of the primary networks showcasing turbofolk, although the child contestants on "Pinkove Zvezdice" are more likely to sing classic pop songs than anything regional. SIMANOVCI, SERBIA. Girls who will dance on stage during the taping of the finale of "Pinkove Zvezdice," or "Little Pink Stars," wait backstage at the Pink TV studios before the finale on July 4, 2015. "Pinkove Zvezdice," is the junior program of "Pinkove Zvezde," the premier turbofolk showcase on Pink TV, one of the primary networks showcasing turbofolk, although the child contestants on "Pinkove Zvezdice" are more likely to sing classic pop songs than anything regional. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk35.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A door guard objects to photos as young women wait to enter River, a club on a splav, or barge, on the Sava River ahead of a concert by Jelena Karleusa on the night of July 3, 2015. The splavs along the Sava and Danube Rivers are the epicenter of Belgrade's raging all night club scene; Karleusa is one of two of the turbofolk industry's greatest stars and certainly its most outspoken liberal voice and advocate for the gay community. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A door guard objects to photos as young women wait to enter River, a club on a splav, or barge, on the Sava River ahead of a concert by Jelena Karleusa on the night of July 3, 2015. The splavs along the Sava and Danube Rivers are the epicenter of Belgrade's raging all night club scene; Karleusa is one of two of the turbofolk industry's greatest stars and certainly its most outspoken liberal voice and advocate for the gay community. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk36.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. A clubgoer at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, dances to fast-paced turbofolk hits by Dara Bubamara on the main dance floor of the club on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. BELGRADE, SERBIA. A clubgoer at Bard, a nightclub on a splav or barge on the Danube River, dances to fast-paced turbofolk hits by Dara Bubamara on the main dance floor of the club on July 8, 2015. Dara Bubamara's career extends back to 1989 when she got her start on television singing songs by Lepa Brena. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/turbofolk32.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience sing along to their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Members of the studio audience sing along to their favorite stars turbofolk hits on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Members of the studio audience are paid 500 dinars, approximately $5, a day for their role and participation in the tapings which last for hours. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/rivkin_wpp_turbofolk15.jpg BELGRADE, SERBIA. Vesna Zmijanac, an aging star whose career extends back to the 1980s even before the advent of the music known as "turbofolk" and former mistress of the head of Serbian state television during the 1990s, smokes backstage after a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Zmijanac's daughter Nikolija is a rising star of the turbofolk scene today. BELGRADE, SERBIA. Vesna Zmijanac, an aging star whose career extends back to the 1980s even before the advent of the music known as "turbofolk" and former mistress of the head of Serbian state television during the 1990s, smokes backstage after a performance on the set of "Zvezde Granda," or "Grand Stars," a premier turbofolk showcase on Serbian television station TV Prva, on July 1, 2015. Zmijanac's daughter Nikolija is a rising star of the turbofolk scene today. https://amandarivkin.com/postwar-bosnia-reconstruction monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia06.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man carries his bag into the train station, built during the socialist era, and now in the shadow of the Avaz Tower designed by architect Faruk Kapidzic for Bosnian media mogul and former Bosnian nationalist presidential candidate Fahrudin Radoncic on October 17, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man carries his bag into the train station, built during the socialist era, and now in the shadow of the Avaz Tower designed by architect Faruk Kapidzic for Bosnian media mogul and former Bosnian nationalist presidential candidate Fahrudin Radoncic on October 17, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia18.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A woman pushes a stroller passed election posters for the Union of Social Democrats ahead of October 12 national elections on October 8, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A woman pushes a stroller passed election posters for the Union of Social Democrats ahead of October 12 national elections on October 8, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_5515.jpg NEAR SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Train conductors Sakib Buzo, 53, and Izet Golubic, 51, drive the train to Doboj from the train station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 20, 2014. Buzo and Golubic said they used to drive routes to Belgrade before the war but those were discontinued after the 1992-1995 conflict and routes to cities like Banja Luka inside the Republika Srpska, one of two entities in the present day divided Bosnia and Herzegovina, were discontinued in only the last few years as Serbian nationalism has been on the rise. NEAR SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Train conductors Sakib Buzo, 53, and Izet Golubic, 51, drive the train to Doboj from the train station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 20, 2014. Buzo and Golubic said they used to drive routes to Belgrade before the war but those were discontinued after the 1992-1995 conflict and routes to cities like Banja Luka inside the Republika Srpska, one of two entities in the present day divided Bosnia and Herzegovina, were discontinued in only the last few years as Serbian nationalism has been on the rise. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia19.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man casts his ballot in Bosnia's elections in a school classroom on October 12, 2014. With 92 political parties and a tripartite presidency shared between a Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak, Bosnia's political system has been dubbed one of the most complex on earth. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man casts his ballot in Bosnia's elections in a school classroom on October 12, 2014. With 92 political parties and a tripartite presidency shared between a Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak, Bosnia's political system has been dubbed one of the most complex on earth. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia30.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A statue of Josip Broz Tito, the longest serving leader of communist Yugoslavia, stands in the middle of the campus of the University of Sarajevo on October 28, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A statue of Josip Broz Tito, the longest serving leader of communist Yugoslavia, stands in the middle of the campus of the University of Sarajevo on October 28, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia02.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (At right) Andrea Dautovic, 57, a museum adviser and librarian in charge of the exchange of publications, retrieves the key to the ethnographic section of the shuddered Bosnian National Museum from a colleague in the courtyard garden on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (At right) Andrea Dautovic, 57, a museum adviser and librarian in charge of the exchange of publications, retrieves the key to the ethnographic section of the shuddered Bosnian National Museum from a colleague in the courtyard garden on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia03.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Empty display cases in the archeology section of the Bosnian National Museum which museum keepers said were emptied for the safekeeping of artifacts on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Empty display cases in the archeology section of the Bosnian National Museum which museum keepers said were emptied for the safekeeping of artifacts on October 15, 2014. The museum closed its doors on October 4, 2012 after employees had worked one year without salaries, many of whom continue to work without salaries to this day; the Bosnian National Museum is short the minimum 700,000-800,000 Euro it would need to keep its doors open. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia08.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (L-r) Makeup artists Esefa Zornic, 30, touches up news anchor Marina Ridjic, 28, just before going on air on Al Jazeera Balkans in the BBI Center, which was designed by architect Sead Golos, on October 10, 2014. Qatari-financed Al Jazeera Balkans launched in November 2011 and is an anchor tenant of the BBI Center. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. (L-r) Makeup artists Esefa Zornic, 30, touches up news anchor Marina Ridjic, 28, just before going on air on Al Jazeera Balkans in the BBI Center, which was designed by architect Sead Golos, on October 10, 2014. Qatari-financed Al Jazeera Balkans launched in November 2011 and is an anchor tenant of the BBI Center. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_2476.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. People walk passed a building that shows a lack of certainty with regard to the facade's colors and windows on October 11, 2014. As Sarajevo was restored after the 1992-1995 siege according to private property regulations as opposed to the previous state order which allowed for less dissonance and continuity of styles. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. People walk passed a building that shows a lack of certainty with regard to the facade's colors and windows on October 11, 2014. As Sarajevo was restored after the 1992-1995 siege according to private property regulations as opposed to the previous state order which allowed for less dissonance and continuity of styles. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia10.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Friends share a moment looking at cell phone pictures in front of a dessert shop in the old city on October 11, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Friends share a moment looking at cell phone pictures in front of a dessert shop in the old city on October 11, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia22.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Serbian Orthodox arishoners line up to kiss the cross during Sunday mass at the Nativity of Theotokos - Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on October 12, 2014. Many said they feel unwelcome in postwar Sarajevo and were either too old or too poor to move to the Republika Srpska. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Serbian Orthodox arishoners line up to kiss the cross during Sunday mass at the Nativity of Theotokos - Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on October 12, 2014. Many said they feel unwelcome in postwar Sarajevo and were either too old or too poor to move to the Republika Srpska. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia25.jpg VISEGRAD, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man waves a Serbian flag as part of a wedding procession through the streets on October 18, 2014. Visegrad was ethnically cleansed by the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-1995 conflict; a plaque on the statue beside the café in the background states, "Monument to defenders of the Republika Srpska from the grateful people of Visegrad". VISEGRAD, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A man waves a Serbian flag as part of a wedding procession through the streets on October 18, 2014. Visegrad was ethnically cleansed by the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-1995 conflict; a plaque on the statue beside the café in the background states, "Monument to defenders of the Republika Srpska from the grateful people of Visegrad". https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia26.jpg VISEGRADSKA BANJA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A young Bosnian Serbian couple celebrates their wedding in the restaurant at the Vilina Vlas Hotel on October 18, 2014. The Vilina Vlas Hotel was used as a rape and torture facility during the Bosnian conflict of 1992-1995 by the Bosnian Serb Army and Serb paramilitaries against the Bosniak Muslim population of Bosnia. VISEGRADSKA BANJA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A young Bosnian Serbian couple celebrates their wedding in the restaurant at the Vilina Vlas Hotel on October 18, 2014. The Vilina Vlas Hotel was used as a rape and torture facility during the Bosnian conflict of 1992-1995 by the Bosnian Serb Army and Serb paramilitaries against the Bosniak Muslim population of Bosnia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia15.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Sephardic Jews pray in the Ashkenazi Synagogue on shabbat on October 17, 2014. Jewish community leader Jakob Finci (second from right) placed the number of Jewish people left in Sarajevo at 700; part of the Shabbat service is in Ladino, an old dialect of Spanish that Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 took with them to their new homes across the Mediterranean world. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Sephardic Jews pray in the Ashkenazi Synagogue on shabbat on October 17, 2014. Jewish community leader Jakob Finci (second from right) placed the number of Jewish people left in Sarajevo at 700; part of the Shabbat service is in Ladino, an old dialect of Spanish that Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 took with them to their new homes across the Mediterranean world. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/DSC_7163.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Women pray on the upper level in the small section partitioned for them in the Wahhabi King Fahd Mosque, designed by Faruk Kapidzic, during Friday prayers and Herzegovina on October 10, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Women pray on the upper level in the small section partitioned for them in the Wahhabi King Fahd Mosque, designed by Faruk Kapidzic, during Friday prayers and Herzegovina on October 10, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia04.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Architect Ivan Straus, 86, one of the star architects of the former Yugoslavia responsible for designing the Holiday Inn Sarajevo as well as Sarajevo's Twin Towers, sits in his living room at the dining room table on October 13, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia07.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Children ride the escalators for entertainment at the massive Saudi-owned Sarajevo City Center mall designed by architect Sead Golos on October 16, 2014. Alcohol is not served in any of the mall's restaurants due to the mall's Saudi ownership, to the objections of the architect. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Children ride the escalators for entertainment at the massive Saudi-owned Sarajevo City Center mall designed by architect Sead Golos on October 16, 2014. Alcohol is not served in any of the mall's restaurants due to the mall's Saudi ownership, to the objections of the architect. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia13.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Meho Zekic, 72, and "the butcher" play chess with oversized pieces at a park on October 23, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Meho Zekic, 72, and "the butcher" play chess with oversized pieces at a park on October 23, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia33.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Men in a VW bus drive across the river into the city center on a Friday night on October 17, 2014. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Men in a VW bus drive across the river into the city center on a Friday night on October 17, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia37.jpg ULCINJ, MONTENEGRO. The mother of bride Arnela Koluh, 23, of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, places a red scarf over her head as part of the traditional Bosniak wedding ceremony before entering the Pomerac Mosque on October 26, 2014. ULCINJ, MONTENEGRO. The mother of bride Arnela Koluh, 23, of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, places a red scarf over her head as part of the traditional Bosniak wedding ceremony before entering the Pomerac Mosque on October 26, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/bosnia01.jpg SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A view of the Miljacka River which runs through Sarajevo from the Austro-Hungarian Jajce Barracks on October 14, 2014. The Jajce Barracks were in use by the Yugoslav Army until 1992 and have fallen into a serious state of disrepair first due to the siege from 1992-1995 and then due to lack of care in the period after the war; at one point an investor thought to make a hotel out of the property but due to its unresolved status as military property, which falls under the jurisdiction of no other state agency, this did not happen. SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. A view of the Miljacka River which runs through Sarajevo from the Austro-Hungarian Jajce Barracks on October 14, 2014. The Jajce Barracks were in use by the Yugoslav Army until 1992 and have fallen into a serious state of disrepair first due to the siege from 1992-1995 and then due to lack of care in the period after the war; at one point an investor thought to make a hotel out of the property but due to its unresolved status as military property, which falls under the jurisdiction of no other state agency, this did not happen. https://amandarivkin.com/prague-stag-nights monthly 0.8 https://amandarivkin.com/trumpistan monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-10.jpg JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump before a town hall at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump before a town hall at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-14.jpg DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-13.jpg DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-15.jpg DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-18.jpg CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. The line to hear Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus at an event scheduled for the early evening on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. The line to hear Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus at an event scheduled for the early evening on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-32.jpg ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. Supporters of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. Supporters of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-16.jpg DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump as he signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-08.jpg BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-02.jpg JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump combs his son's hair as they wait in line to enter before a town hall at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. Father told son, "Let me comb your hair son before we meet the next president of the United States." JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump combs his son's hair as they wait in line to enter before a town hall at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. Father told son, "Let me comb your hair son before we meet the next president of the United States." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-17.jpg ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-19.jpg ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-20.jpg CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump wait in line on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus to hear Trump speak at an event scheduled for the early evening in Chicago, Illinois on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump wait in line on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus to hear Trump speak at an event scheduled for the early evening in Chicago, Illinois on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-24.jpg BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. Trump supporters inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. Trump supporters inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-31.jpg DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A priest stands among students as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. DE PERE, WISCONSIN. A priest stands among students as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump signs autographs and does what is known as "a rope line" in the Webster Theater at St. Norbert College after he gave a speech primarily on the topic of success not his presidential campaign on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-37.jpg APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in an Elvis costume before Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in an Elvis costume before Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-38.jpg BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter inside the Synergy Flight Center to hear Republican front runner Donald Trump speak on March 13, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-39.jpg ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN. A supporter of Donald Trump at his campaign event at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center on April 2, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-41.jpg APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A Secret Service agent stands guard as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. After introducing the topic of Syrian refugees and ISIS, Trump read an incendiary poem about a snake that attacks a woman that tried to give it refuge in a clear parable of his views on providing sanctuary to those individuals fleeing the Syrian civil war. APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A Secret Service agent stands guard as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. After introducing the topic of Syrian refugees and ISIS, Trump read an incendiary poem about a snake that attacks a woman that tried to give it refuge in a clear parable of his views on providing sanctuary to those individuals fleeing the Syrian civil war. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-42.jpg APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A Secret Service agent stands guard as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. After introducing the topic of Syrian refugees and ISIS, Trump read an incendiary poem about a snake that attacks a woman that tried to give it refuge in a clear parable of his views on providing sanctuary to those individuals fleeing the Syrian civil war. APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A Secret Service agent stands guard as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016. After introducing the topic of Syrian refugees and ISIS, Trump read an incendiary poem about a snake that attacks a woman that tried to give it refuge in a clear parable of his views on providing sanctuary to those individuals fleeing the Syrian civil war. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-44.jpg WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN. A protester shouts, interrupting Donald Trump as he speaks at his campaign event at the Nathan Hale High School on April 3, 2016. The protester began, "The people reject you!" WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN. A protester shouts, interrupting Donald Trump as he speaks at his campaign event at the Nathan Hale High School on April 3, 2016. The protester began, "The people reject you!" https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-43.jpg BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump react to protesters during his speech at the Synergy Flight Center on March 13, 2016. Protests have become a regular feature of Donald Trump rallies, contributing in their way to the spectacle and circus-like environment. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump react to protesters during his speech at the Synergy Flight Center on March 13, 2016. Protests have become a regular feature of Donald Trump rallies, contributing in their way to the spectacle and circus-like environment. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-45.jpg BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter revels beside a much larger crowd of demonstrators outside the Synergy Flight Center as Republican front runner Donald Trump speaks on March 13, 2016. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. A Trump supporter revels beside a much larger crowd of demonstrators outside the Synergy Flight Center as Republican front runner Donald Trump speaks on March 13, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-48.jpg APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A protester is interviewed in front of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel before Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks on March 30, 2016. APPLETON, WISCONSIN. A protester is interviewed in front of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel before Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks on March 30, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-46.jpg JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. Protesters outside a town hall featuring Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. Protesters outside a town hall featuring Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at the Holiday Inn Express on March 29, 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-01.jpg CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump wait in line on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus to hear Trump speak at an event scheduled for the early evening on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Supporters of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump wait in line on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus to hear Trump speak at an event scheduled for the early evening on March 11, 2016. Trump cancelled the event citing a request from the Chicago Police after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters, who had claimed a large number of the seats, before he was to speak, something the Chicago Police denied, which maintain they were ready to work the whole night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebfae2643/images/trumpistan-50.jpg APPLETON, WISCONSIN. Supporters of Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump photograph and taunt protesters demonstrating across the street from the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel before Trump speaks on March 30, 2016. APPLETON, WISCONSIN. 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