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Esta foto fue hecha en la tristemente conocida Plaza Taksim de Estambul. No sería mala idea que volvieran las flores allí en vez del gas pimienta, del agua a presión, de las porras y de la violencia en general. Flores!
La place Taksim revêt une importance symbolique majeure pour les événements LGBTQ+ en Turquie. Depuis des décennies, elle est le cœur des grands rassemblements politiques, syndicaux et sociaux à Istanbul, incarnant la contestation et la liberté d’expression. Pour la communauté LGBTQ+, Taksim est devenue le lieu emblématique où se tient la Gay Pride, malgré les interdictions répétées et la répression policière. Y organiser la marche des fiertés, c’est affirmer une visibilité et une revendication de droits dans l’espace public, au même titre que d’autres mouvements sociaux historiques, et résister à la volonté des autorités de reléguer les minorités en périphérie.
La place Taksim est donc un symbole de lutte et d’espoir pour la communauté LGBTQ+, mais aussi un terrain de confrontation avec le pouvoir, qui cherche à contrôler toute forme de contestation ou d’expression alternative.
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Taksim Square holds major symbolic importance for LGBTQ+ events in Turkey. For decades, it has been the heart of major political, union, and social gatherings in Istanbul, embodying protest and freedom of expression. For the LGBTQ+ community, Taksim has become the iconic site for the Gay Pride march, despite repeated bans and police repression. Organizing the Pride march there is a way of asserting visibility and demanding rights in the public space, just like other historic social movements, and resisting the authorities’ attempts to push minorities to the margins.
Taksim Square is thus a symbol of struggle and hope for the LGBTQ+ community, but also a battleground with the authorities, who seek to control any form of protest or alternative expression.
Credit : Forest Walker
The T3 Kadıköy-Moda Nostalgia Tramway, in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.
Shot with a Nikon D40 and a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
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Colourful red flags in front of the large Mosque in Taksim Square.
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Nostalgic tram of Istanbul is the heritage tramway systems of Istanbul, Turkey.In 19th-century Pera (Beyoğlu), a traditional tram trundled along the Grande Rue de Pera (İstiklal Caddesi) for 1.64 km (1 mile) connecting Taksim Square with Galatasaray and Tünel Square .
The tram was taken out of service in 1961, replaced by buses.
After İstiklal Caddesi became a pedestrian zone, the tram was restored and revived in 1990.
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The Northern side of the Republic Monument (Cumhuriyet Anıtı), in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.
Following the formation of the secular Turkish Republic in 1923, the edicts forbidding the depiction of effigies as idolatory were swept away. The monument, built in Rome by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica and shipped to Istanbul in 1928, therefore has a symbolism that goes beyond the commemoration of Turkey's new political identity. The Northern side of the monument depicts Ataturk in military garb, leading the nationalist army against the Greeks and other allies.
Shot with a Nikon D40 and a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The Southern side of the Republic Monument (Cumhuriyet Anıtı), in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.
Following the formation of the secular Turkish Republic in 1923, the edicts forbidding the depiction of effigies as idolatory were swept away. The monument, built in Rome by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica and shipped to Istanbul in 1928, therefore has a symbolism that goes beyond the commemoration of Turkey's new political identity. The Southern side of the monument depicts Ataturk and his key supporters in modern Western clothing, to symbolise the modernisation of Turkey.
Shot with a Nikon D40 and a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The Republic Monument (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) is a notable monument located at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey to commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Built in two and half years with financial support from the population and unveiled by Dr. Hakkı Şinasi Pasha on August 8, 1928, it was designed by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica.
The 11 m (36 ft) high monument portrays the founders of the Turkish Republic, prominent are depictions of Kemal Atatürk, who commissioned the work, his assistant İsmet İnönü, and Fevzi Çakmak. The monument has two sides, the side facing northward depicts Atatürk at an earlier period and the other one facing Istiklal Caddesi has Atatürk and his comrades dressed in modern, western-European clothing, symbolizing him in both his roles, as military commander-in-chief and as statesman.
Mikhail Frunze, an important leader of the October Revolution, and Kliment Voroshilov, a Marshal of the Soviet Union, are among the group behind Atatürk. Their presence in the monument, ordered by Atatürk, points out to the military aid given by Vladimir Lenin during the Turkish War of Independence in 1920.
Cumhuriyet Anıtı is an important site, where official ceremonies on national holidays are being held.
(Wikipedia)
A man prays at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey.
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