Erdem Gunduz (C) together with hundreds of protesters hold standing man protest In Istanbul\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Taksim square on June 17, 2013.<\/p>\n
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Turkish protesters find a new form to express their opposition to the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, standing still and staring straight ahead for hours.\n<\/p>\n
The novel move began on Monday evening after a man, named Erdem Gunduz, started his one-man silent protest in Istanbul\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s iconic Taksim Square.\n<\/p>\n
He took up his position in the middle of the Square, which has been the scene of heavy clashes between police and protesters over tha past days. After five hours, the man was still there while his hands were in his pockets and a bag at his feet.\n<\/p>\n
Reports about the \u00c5\u201cstanding man\u201d spread quickly on social media. He was then joined by hundreds of people who also stood still at the Square for hours.\n<\/p>\n
Turkish police arrested 500 people during anti-government protests in the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul on Sunday and continued to spray tear gas and water at clusters of demonstrators.\n<\/p>\n
Two of Turkey’s main trade unions began a nationwide strike on Monday in protest at a police raid on a protester camp in Istanbul’s Gezi Park.\n<\/p>\n
The strike by Turkish union confederations, DISK and KESK, comes a day after Erdogan defended his crackdown on an Istanbul park protest.\n<\/p>\n
The unrest in Turkey erupted after police broke up a sit-in staged at Taksim Square on May 31 to protest against a government plan for the redevelopment of Gezi Park.\n<\/p>\n
Five people, including a police officer, have reportedly died in the clashes and nearly 7,500 have been injured.\n<\/p>\n
SAB\/HN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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