Umut Yıldırım

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An Impromptu Uprising: Ethnographic Reflections on the Gezi Park Protests in Turkey

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An Impromptu Uprising: Ethnographic Reflections on the Gezi Park Protests in Turkey

This Hot Spots series addresses the antigovernment protests that first sprang up in Gezi Park, Taksim, in Istanbul in the summer of 2013, and later spread to mu... More

Editorial—An Uprising on the Verge of Comparison

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Editorial—An Uprising on the Verge of Comparison

Just three days after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in various cities across Turkey in opposition to the authoritarian government on May 31, 2... More

Nefes: Notes on Breath

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Nefes: Notes on Breath

“Not like a theft, not like a sudden assault—vast occupations do not take place like that, abruptly; they are the consequence of long-term work, as you know. ... More