Drawings of strength and sadness
Murat Başol, Tarık Tolunay and Zeynep Özatalay are part of a group of Cartoonists, who are following central political
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çapuling
The Turkish word “çapul” has many meanings, including pillage; rage; plunder and booty to spoil; foray; root; and maraud, according to the Tureng online translation service. It’s unclear exactly where the term originated, but it might be a reference to Erdogan’s description of protesters as “looters.” The accompanying “Everyday I’m Çapuling!” video is likely designed to disarm the word by showing protesters engaged in non-looting activities that aim to counter his use of the loaded term….
Protests after the Referendum in Turkey
Dark clouds and intense rain had banished the sunshine in Istanbul while Turkey watched the vote count of the constitutional
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The Flowers of Evil
“Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.”
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Era of Colorful Steps
Hüseyin Çetinel, a retired engineer from Istanbul, decided in August to color the grey steps in the Fıkdıklı-Cihangir neighbourhood and
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Love will Change the Earth
Protests against Antalya Altın Portakal (Golden Orange) International Film Festival’s exclusion of a documentary about the Gezi Park protests from
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Witnessing Gezi
Witnessing Gezi was created with the recordings of photojournalist Emin Özmen who witnessed the protests against the urban development plan
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Guerilla Photo Exhibition
Over the next few days, Istanbul residents will find themselves randomly coming across photographs taken during last year’s Gezi Park
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Creative Dissent
The Human Rights Foundation announces May 2 the recipients of the 2014 Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent. The 2014 laureates
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