But many other Istanbul musicians have joined the rallies against a government that they believe threatens their freedom and way of life.
They want a nominee who will challenge Obama to defend what they see as a lack of leadership not just on the economy but also on the fiscal problems that they believe threaten the country's future.
And in fact its goal of promoting open trade often does clash with the protesters' concerns -- usually when countries like the United States block imports that they believe threaten the environment.
He agreed to meet Tuesday with Ukraine's three ex-presidents, who want to see if they can thrash out a solution to the crisis that has gone on for more than a week and that they believe threatens to spin out of control.
Just as many Brits were tired of following rules passed down from unelected officials in Brussels, many Americans have feared the encroachment of global environmentalists' socialist agenda, which they believe threatens to usurp their freedom.
Since April, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation have been camped out in North Dakota to halt the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, which they believe threatens their only water supply and will harm sacred cultural sites.
More than 500 interfaith clergy members joined protesters in southern North Dakota on Thursday to stand in solidarity against the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline, which they believe threatens sacred land.
Nuttall saw that many were deeply concerned by immigration, which they believed threatened jobs, wages and, very often, their sense of Englishness.
During the first 10 months of 2011, the police deleted 67,300 Web posts they believed threatened national security by "praising North Korea and denouncing the U.S. and the government," a sharp rise from 14,430 posts in 2009.
Those Taliban leaders who escaped capture fled to Pakistan, where the military used them to pressure the U.S. and Afghan governments over a settlement in Kabul that they believed threatened their interests.
