Istanbul, day 5: #thestandingman

The Taksim demonstations have taken a new turn; yesterday a man walked up to Taksim square and took a stand and remained in this position. More people followed his expression of non violence. Nevertheless, the police arrested all but one of these protesters- for what? Standing still? As the Prime Minister is threatening to bring armed forces to end the demonstrations - and ignoring the international criticism concerning the abuse of police power against the protestors, how far is he willing to go is the question that remains to answered.

Today, as we were walking up Istiklal Street towards Taksim square we passed several of these Standing Men (and Women), standing still, reading a book: