Tag: Taksim Square
A park in Istanbul that became a lightning rod for nationwide demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s regime has been reopened reports NBC News. But the government would prefer if protesters stayed away, for the sake of the kids (and old people). “Blocking the parks, making them areas for demonstrations, preventing children, elderly and people […]
Al Jazeera recently released a striking photo essay documenting the “Standing Man” protest currently taking place in Turkey. It started when performance artist Erdem Gunduz silently stood facing the Ataturk Cultural Centre in Taksim Square, Istanbul, for eight hours. In an interview Gunduz said, “Maybe the media and people will learn something from this silent standing, this resistance… […]
