Gezi Park protests were ended by the police but on Monday, Turkish anti-government protesters have found another way to protest : To stand still.
On Monday, a performance artist named Erdem Gündüz quetly walked into sealed-off Taksim Square and started to stand still with no announcements, sign what so ever. He went unnoticed several hours but when he was noticed, his silent protest went viral and he became the new symbol of protests in Turkey. Erdem Gunduz totally stayed 8 hours there standing still and quickly earned himself a nickname "Duran Adam" ("the standing man") and the hashtags #duranadam and #standingman ran a steady stream of comments, together with some photos on the event.
"Maybe the media and people will learn something from this silent standing, this resistance," Gunduz said in an interview with Hurriyet TV. "Maybe they will feel some empathy. I am just an ordinary citizen of this country. We want our voices to be heard."[1]
On Tuesday, hundreds more men and women staged copycat protests in Istanbul, the capital Ankara and the city of Izmir on the Aegean coast.[1]
[1] - 'Standing man' Erdem Gunduz becomes symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey
On Monday, a performance artist named Erdem Gündüz quetly walked into sealed-off Taksim Square and started to stand still with no announcements, sign what so ever. He went unnoticed several hours but when he was noticed, his silent protest went viral and he became the new symbol of protests in Turkey. Erdem Gunduz totally stayed 8 hours there standing still and quickly earned himself a nickname "Duran Adam" ("the standing man") and the hashtags #duranadam and #standingman ran a steady stream of comments, together with some photos on the event.
"Maybe the media and people will learn something from this silent standing, this resistance," Gunduz said in an interview with Hurriyet TV. "Maybe they will feel some empathy. I am just an ordinary citizen of this country. We want our voices to be heard."[1]
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| Original #duranadam (standing man) Protest By Erdem Gunduz |
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| A copycat #duranadam protest in Istanbul's Kadikoy |
[1] - 'Standing man' Erdem Gunduz becomes symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey
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