A Young Woman is Shouting - İstanbul, 2022
Women Protesting - İstanbul 2022
The banner on the very left reads "The Resistance is in Our Nature".
Two Women Shouting - İstanbul, 2022
The police had been directing the small crowd towards the ferry piers. These two women got separated from the rest of the group at the traffic lights, still shouting.
Three Banners - İstanbul, 2022
The banner on the right side reads "We Will Laugh, We Will Dress Up, We Will Struggle Together".
March in Front of the Police - İstanbul 2022
The group is marching in front of the Turkish Police forces. Whistles are being blown. Mood is high.
"Clean the House" - İstanbul, 2022
A couple carrying two small banners. The man's reads "Do not Drill the Mountains Ferhat", and the woman's "Clean the House". It refers to the old Anatolian legend "Ferhat ile Şirin" in which, Ferhat drills a mountain with bare hands to bring water to Şirin's village to gain her father's favor.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amasya#The_legend_of_Ferhat_and_Shirin
The Flag - İstanbul, 2022
The crowd and the flag.
Ahmet Hakan is Crying - İstanbul, 2022
A woman is carrying a banner which reads "Please Shut up, Ahmet Hakan is Crying". It refers to a recent comments of Ahmet Hakan, a Turkish columnist.
Woman with a Banner - İstanbul, 2022
THe banner on the right reads "My Husband may Work if He Wants". The one on the left reads "Do not Believe! The Wind of Sun and Penis Worshipping will One Day Turn".
Hot Date - İstanbul, 2022
Woman Holding a Banner - İstanbul, 2022
The banner reads "You are on the Side of the Oppressor if You are Neutral Against Inequality". Half of the Turkish word for inequality is missing on the photo.
Woman with her Banner - İstanbul 2022
The banner reads "Look How I am Demanding My Rights with My Long Nails, Make-up and My Breasts that Show". Refers to several phrases that the patriarchal society (men and women) use to discredit and despise women.
Bergen - İstanbul 2022
A man carrying a poster of late Turkish singer Bergen as a banner. Bergen was murdered at the age of 30 by her ex-husband. Before the divorce, the ex-husband blinded Bergen's right eye by throwing nitric acid to her face in order to stop her performing on stage.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen_(singer)
The Police Marching Behind the Group - İstanbul, 2022
The group is about to reach the Karaköy Pier. The armored police are following the group.
Custody Bus - İstanbul, 2022
The minibus that is parked right behind the group and ready for transporting protestors that could be taken into custody. It is literally written "Custody-26" on the paper.
A Protestor Resting - İstanbul 2022
A protestor is resting with the banner close to the ferry pier in Karaköy. This is right after the group arrived in the final location, the ferry pier in Karaköy.
Proud I - İstanbul, 2022
A man waving the rainbow flag and the banner reads "It is a Wonderful Night to Smash Patriarchy". Turkish word for patriarchy is half missing.
Proud II - İstanbul, 2022
Rape is a Crime - İstanbul, 2022
Power of the Vagina - İstanbul, 2022
The future is female!
Three Religious Women with Banners - İstanbul, 2022
Unfortunately the religious and/or conservatist people do not normally participate in demonstrations against the patriarchal establishment. These three women prepared their banners and participated the demonstration alongside their feminist comrades. From left to right the banners read "Are you Allah? We Revolt against the Male(hood) that doesn't Know their Place", "They Shall not Fear and They Shall not be Sad (Quran 2:277)" and "Don't Worry Mom, I Prayed before I Came".
The Crowd - İstanbul, 2022
The banner reads "Bodies of Women are not Battleground of Governments".
Selfie Time - İstanbul, 2022
What is life without a selfie eh? :)
The Negotiator - İstanbul, 2022
A woman is trying to convince the police officer to let the group march on. The banner she is carrying is in Kurdish language.
On the way Home - İstanbul, 2022
At the end of the march, two women are on their way to home carrying their banners.