36 Surreal And Defiant Photos From Istanbul's #OccupyGezi
These are the quirky, tired, and dramatic faces of Turkish activism.
Darth Vader showed up.
Turkish sense of humor.. It would appear they've got some.. cc @MohHKamel
لا عزاء للمÙبصÙرين
@skmouri
Turkish sense of humor.. It would appear they've got some..
cc @MohHKamel
And there are Guy Fawkes masks.
Our Brothers and Sisters of #Anonymous in #Turkey #Istanbul for #OccupyGezi RT
ÅnØn_Ønlïnë
@Anon_Online
Our Brothers and Sisters of #Anonymous in #Turkey #Istanbul for #OccupyGezi RT
Dear Anonymous. You do not forgive. We are LOADING. Hello from Taksim #occupygezi @YourAnonNews @AnonOpsLegion
Ozan Vural
@OVural
Dear Anonymous. You do not forgive. We are LOADING. Hello from Taksim #occupygezi @YourAnonNews @AnonOpsLegion
There are musicians.
Classical music concert at #occupygezi followed by crowds chanting "Tayyip enemy of culture" #istanbul #taksim
Zeynep Erdim
@zeynep_erdim
Classical music concert at #occupygezi
followed by crowds chanting "Tayyip enemy of culture" #istanbul #taksim
There are musicians wearing Guy Fawkes masks.
Protesting like a boss. #Taksim #OccupyGezi
Anonymous Sweden
@AnonNewsSwe
Protesting like a boss.
#Taksim #OccupyGezi
And a musician who marched, guitar in hand.
There is yoga.
Gezi Park'ta yoga yapan direnişçiler. Poziyonun adı "Altaylı SCD"
Altuğ Yücel
@AltugYucel
Gezi Park'ta yoga yapan direnişçiler. Poziyonun adı "Altaylı SCD"
"Oh yes, the #occupygezi demonstrators are very violent. They're doing yoga right now" via http://t.co/TUu8RhqT3Y
RebelMouse
@RebelMouse
"Oh yes, the #occupygezi demonstrators are very violent. They're doing yoga right now" via http://t.co/TUu8RhqT3Y
Gezi Parkı'ndan güzel görüntüler gelmeye devam ediyor:) Yoga saati! #DirenGeziParkı #OccupyGezi
Fil'm Hafızası
@filmhafizasi
Gezi Parkı'ndan güzel görüntüler gelmeye devam ediyor:) Yoga saati! #DirenGeziParkı #OccupyGezi
A lot of yoga.
There are hammocks.
And there is a library.
@SDMumford In today, people distributed a lots of books and they read in gezi park like that :)
Queen of Plunderer
@OzgeKurbetoglu
@SDMumford In today, people distributed a lots of books and they read in gezi park like that :)
There are dogs.
A dog inside Gezi park, it's placard reads " Tayyip with no personality"! #istanbul #gezipark #occupygezi
Katy Shafigh
@KatyShafigh
A dog inside Gezi park, it's placard reads " Tayyip with no personality"! #istanbul #gezipark #occupygezi
Like this one in sunglasses that rides a motorcycle with his protester human.
Guy that was photographed yesterday sleeping with his dog + mask + glasses, here again ful awake at Gezi Park
Arie Amaya-Akkermans
@Dilmunite
Guy that was photographed yesterday sleeping with his dog + mask + glasses, here again ful awake at Gezi Park
Or this dog that would rather have a park than a mall.
'If there's no park, I'll poop in the mall' (from Istanbul protests) #direngeziparki
Yildiray Cinar
@ycinar
'If there's no park, I'll poop in the mall' (from Istanbul protests) #direngeziparki
Or this dog that understands the importance of a clean Gezi Park no matter how vicious the protesting becomes.
A dog helping with the cleaning in Gezipark, Istanbul. #occupygezi #occupyturkey
Animal Planet
@MeetAnimals
A dog helping with the cleaning in Gezipark, Istanbul. #occupygezi #occupyturkey
There are dogs that are being protected from tear gas.
And some that became more active than others.
Protesters in Istanbul helping a dog affected by tear gas.
Cha Sophie Nielsen
@Fugucherie
Protesters in Istanbul helping a dog affected by tear gas.
There is art.
Gezi cok kalabalik ve harika! #direngeziparkı #occupygezi
Gurkan Gurel
@gurkangurel
Gezi cok kalabalik ve harika! #direngeziparkı #occupygezi
Turkish protesters get creative: because statues are people too. #occupygezi #direngeziparkı #bubirsivildirenis
Aylin Geziparkı
@aylinyrd
Turkish protesters get creative: because statues are people too. #occupygezi #direngeziparkı #bubirsivildirenis
And there is kissing.
"Ogni movimento rivoluzionario è romantico per definizione" (Antonio Gramsci) Foto da Istanbul
Il Popolo Viola
@popoloviola
"Ogni movimento rivoluzionario è romantico per definizione" (Antonio Gramsci)
Foto da Istanbul
capulculove ❤ #occupygezi #occupyturkey #direngezi #ozgurlugunesahipcik
Birsen Birdir
@birsenbirdir
capulculove ⤠#occupygezi #occupyturkey #direngezi #ozgurlugunesahipcik
There was even a bride and groom that marched in their wedding attire.
There is a whirling dervish in a gas mask.
The picture of the dervish protester in a gas-mask is already iconic. #occupygezi
Yiannis Î’aboulias
@YiannisBab
The picture of the dervish protester in a gas-mask is already iconic. #occupygezi
(When I saw the gas-mask dervish yesterday, he was shirtless!) #occupygezi
Elif Batuman
@BananaKarenina
(When I saw the gas-mask dervish yesterday, he was shirtless!) #occupygezi
And a protester-organized SWAT team, complete with spray-painted anarchy riot shields.
There are children.
With all the violence, this is the most powerful image I've seen out of #turkey. #occupygezi #OpTurkey
Anonymous
@AnonOpsLegion
With all the violence, this is the most powerful image I've seen out of #turkey. #occupygezi #OpTurkey
And young people.
And protesters that are a little bit older.
Now in its eighth day, at least 3,195 people have been injured and 700 people detained since last Friday, with no signs of slowing down.
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