Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Wednesday to clear the park within 24 hours. (Photo by Christan Leonard) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Wednesday to clear the park within 24 hours. (Photo by Christan Leonard) Facebook0Twitteremail Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.