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| Walking up the street from our home towards Taksim |
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| The barricade that blocks access to our street |
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| Up on the main street. Barricades front of German Consulate |
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| Graffiti says "Tayyip You are so Sweet" |
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| Vandalized telephone booth and business as usual at news kiosk on the way to Taksim |
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| Barricades at Taksim Square entrance from Gumussuyu |
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| Burnt and upturned minibus at the baricade |
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| Gumussuyu entrance barricade from Taksim Square |
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| One more barricade, on the square, front of Ataturk Culture Center |
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| The first barricade towards Dolmabahce |
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| You would hardly think there was a problem here. Our first broad view of Taksim Square towards Gezi Park |
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| The destroyed broadcast vehicle of NTV CNBCE which gave slanted coverage of the protest |
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| Graffiti makes it "AKP's News Channel" Apparently people withdrew millions of $ from bank owned by same group today |
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| Some other curious people and others just walking by |
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| An Istanbul Municipality van caught at the wrong time and place |
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| Kids too young to drive, practicing in stationary vehicle |
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| A small supply center from The Classless Unallied Platform |
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| Sign says, "Do not keep silent, do not bow your head , do not hide. Take sides, withstand" |
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| Barricade on street next to Marmara Taksim hotel |
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| Curious kids testing strength of the vehicle while they have an easy chance |
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| top of the fashion |
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| A religiously properly attired lady provides free food and drinks to protesters |
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| More photos of free food and drinks |
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| A conqueror ???? |
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| A second conqueror joins the first |
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| Young high school kids from a school on the Asian side |
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| They are not afraid to identofy themselves and their school |
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| high school kids enjoying their freedom of expression. Are these the ideological vandals directed by the opposition party? |
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| A group chanting and marching towards the park. Note the kids!! |
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| another shot of that group |
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| Marching group towards the Park |
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| Another view of approaching group. |
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| a closer look at them |
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| Are these the ones the PM threatens to send his devout believers against? |
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| Protesters |
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| A sign by the Anti-Capitalist Moslems : "those who meet violence and attack will become a single body and help each other:" Sura 39 from the Koran |
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| Center of Taksim Gezi Park |
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| Part of Gezi Park |
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| Another shot of Gezi Park |
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| Gezi park |
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| Some dog food for the strays brought to the park by an animal lover |
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| Center of Park and flowers planted by protesters |
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| Protester resting after a long night |
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| A gay liberation group with their free food and drink stand |
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| Support by the National Theatre, National Opera and Ballet |
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| LIfe long competitors and enemies Fenerbahce and Galatasaray jersey wearing kids protesting together. |
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| Some more scavenging vandals (as per PM's description) |
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| A more crowded part of the Park |
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| A visitor or an inhabitant? Not a protester |
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| These are the kids the fundamentalists may attack with bats and knives if PM has his way. |
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| a well prepared protester |
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| Cat food left for the strays. I hope some managed to survive the pepper gas. |
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| From the North edge of the park towards the square |
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| barricade bus |
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| Burnt up city bus and free riding youth. |
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| Barricades North of the Square |
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| A pro-government TV taking propaganda video next to destroyed buses and baricades, overseen by undercover police who would not let me photograph him. |
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| cleaning up graffiti on Istiklal |
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| Barricade down Kazanci Street |
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| Entrance to Siraselviler Street blocked |
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| Entrance to Istiklal Street from Taksim |
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| Istiklal Street |
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| A group moving up Istiklal towards Taksim |
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| A new group moving towards Taksim |
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| Kid earning for the guy on the left at Istiklal, Business as usual |
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| Three protestors wearing Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas team jerseys |
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| The tent of the Chamber of Engineers and Architects |
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| June 4 |
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| "If we were afraid of gas we would not fart" june 4 |
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| First aid and Food & Beverage station |
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| Large family of tourists |
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| One of many Simit carts competing with free food |
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| Corn on the cob ignored with difficulty |
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| The Toy Umbrella Man with Eser |
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| A new group moving towards Taksim |
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| Great tasting , also means warm enough to swim in Istanbul |
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| Fresh herbs for your Burgers |
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| Not personals but wishes regarding Mr. Erdogan |
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| Eser, checking for police helicopter or pigeon with bad aim |
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| Mother checking what her kids are up to |
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| Watching opposition leader at tea and water pipe cafe in the park |
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| Preparing empty extinguishers for refilling |
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| Blanket storage for the night watch |
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| Art work |
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| Peace |
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| Concert |
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| Previous concert put these kids to sleep |
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| Flag sailsman |
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| what is he protesting? |
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| We bought medical supplies and food for the stands at same time with lady with the red bag |
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| Your democracy is dictatorship, economy is slavery, stuff yourselves, you'll end up in the dump. |
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| Pausing for her rights |
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| Approving the sign |
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| Two young teens joining |
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| The Ataturk Cultural Center under renovation put to good use |
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| New group coming up to the park |
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| Educating your child |
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| Conservative family entering the park |
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| Under cover police lady ??? |
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| She was baby sitting when she decided to join |
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| Top of the fashion |
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| Delivery boys :) |
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| Coming for some intellectual conversation |
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| Another lonely conservative joining |
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| Mother and daughter |
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| One more group |
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| This protest is not by political parties but by the people. Welcome! |
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| All ages were there |
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| Another group approaching |
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| Our new friends from the Asian side of Istanbul after distributing the cookies they baked |
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| The remaining flock of pigeons after the gas attacks |
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| A shrine to famous poet Nazim Hikmet |
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Thank you so much for this great photographic story
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