{"id":39107,"date":"2013-06-19T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T08:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=39107"},"modified":"2013-06-19T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T08:53:02","slug":"turkey-riotnew-protest-style-in-turkey-silent-standing-turkey-news-39107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/turkey-riotnew-protest-style-in-turkey-silent-standing-turkey-news-39107\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Riot:New Protest style in Turkey silent standing \/ Turkey News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Turkey-Riot-Standing-Silent-New-Protest-Style.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39124\" title=\"Turkey-Riot-New-Protest-Style-Silent-Standing\" alt=\"A woman stands during a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Turkey-Riot-Standing-Silent-New-Protest-Style.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Turkey-Riot-Standing-Silent-New-Protest-Style.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Turkey-Riot-Standing-Silent-New-Protest-Style-280x156.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, Turkish Gezi Park protesters have found a new form of resistance, standing still and silent.<\/h1>\n<p>The first such protest was carried out on Monday by dancing performance artist Erdem Gunduz.<\/p>\n<p>He stood for hours at Istanbul&#8217;s central Taksim Square, in passive defiance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n<p>The square has been sealed off from mass protests since police cleared it over the weekend, but have not stopped pedestrians from entering.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39125\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Standing-Man-Turkey-New-Protest-Form.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39125\" title=\"Erdem Gunduz (C) stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul\" alt=\"Erdem Gunduz (C) stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Standing-Man-Turkey-New-Protest-Form.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Standing-Man-Turkey-New-Protest-Form.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Standing-Man-Turkey-New-Protest-Form-280x156.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erdem Gunduz (C) stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others have now copied Mr Gunduz around Istanbul and other cities, and the act provoked widespread comment on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Erdem \u00a0Gunduz&#8217;s vigil was broken up by police early on Tuesday after others joined him.<\/p>\n<p>A police crackdown that began on May 31 against environmentalists and other activists in Taksim Square set off protests nationwide.<\/p>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! 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