I`m standing for Turkey @BBCBreaking @Hugodixon @HalkHaberTv #duranadam #direnduranadam
Duran Adam
@benduruyorum
I`m standing for Turkey @BBCBreaking @Hugodixon @HalkHaberTv #duranadam #direnduranadam
On Monday night, a Turkish choreographer named Erdem Gunduz stood still in Istanbul's Taksim Square — the site of weeks of anti-government protests — staring at a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the man who founded modern, secular Turkey.
He stood there silently for hours, and soon other demonstrators began to notice. From the Agence France-Presse:
The choreographer's plan was to stay standing still there for a month, breaking every 24 hours for three hours' rest, while a friend took his place.
It was not long however before others joined in.
According to the AFP, word spread quickly on social media, and the crowd grew substantially. Police eventually moved in, reportedly arresting 10 people, though Gunduz was able to escape.
Those arrested were quickly memorialized.
standing man taken into custody @nytimes @cnni @washingtonpost @FRANCE24 @RaiTv @BBCWorld @BBCNews @CNNEE #duranadam
Ben Ayyafım
@wesdesa
standing man taken into custody @nytimes @cnni @washingtonpost @FRANCE24 @RaiTv @BBCWorld @BBCNews @CNNEE #duranadam
Keep Calm and #duranadam
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And on Tuesday, hundreds more joined in the silent protest, standing peacefully in Taksim Square and all over Istanbul.
Photo:A silent standing girl and a policeman #standingman #duranadam
TIME TURKIYE
@timeturkiye
Photo:A silent standing girl and a policeman
#standingman #duranadam
Some of the "standstillers" are hand in hand now at #Taksim. #Turkey #Gezi #Duranadam LIVE: http://t.co/efgSh46mRw
Meralin
@Mrlnka
Some of the "standstillers" are hand in hand now at #Taksim. #Turkey #Gezi #Duranadam LIVE: http://t.co/efgSh46mRw
Photo:Poeple keep standing in Taksim square. #standingman #duranadam
TIME TURKIYE
@timeturkiye
Photo:Poeple keep standing in Taksim square.
#standingman #duranadam
New people standing now on Taksim #duranadam ȁd
Dilek Zapt
Kanyon eyleme bafladı! #duranadam
Uygar Taylan
@UygarTaylan
Kanyon eyleme bafladı! #duranadam
#duranadam Sabah Gazetesi binası �f6n�fcnde eylemini s�fcrd�fcr�fcyor
LeJournal
@AgenceLeJournal
#duranadam Sabah Gazetesi binası
Duranadamlar kadikoyde #duranadam
Now people standing in front of TV stations via@DirenGezi #duranadam #duraninsanlar
der arzt
@der_arzt
Now people standing in front of TV stations via@DirenGezi #duranadam #duraninsanlar
