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Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
“It is very interesting that a group here... I beg your pardon but my decency does not permit me to put it another way... turned their backs on me while making the victory sign,” Erdoğan said in the eastern Turkish province of Iğdır on June 1.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
“If you have a modicum of politeness, honor and ability, then the place for politics is parliament,” he added, claiming that the women needed to be deputies to have the right to protest the Turkish president.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
In response to Erdoğan, thousands of women posted photos of them turning their back on June 2. Photos included not only women, but also some men, and of course cats, almost all accompanied by remarks criticizing Erdoğan.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
According to social media analytics firm topsy, the social media action’s hashtag, #SırtımızıDönüyoruz (We Are Turning Our Backs) was used in 122,138 tweets on June 2.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
The hashtag even topped Twitter’s trending topics list in Turkey and climbed as high as third spot in the global ranking.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Local media reported that the women that were slammed by Erdoğan were supporters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which is focused on the Kurdish issue.
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
“We will keep turning our back on this president,” HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ said, while HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş described Erdoğan’s remarks as “a vulgar, immoral insult.”
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Photos showing men and cartoon characters turning their back have also been posted during the latest social media protest in Turkey. And of course, cats...
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Turkish women turn their back in protest at Erdoğan
Thousands of Turkish women have posted their photos showing them turning their backs in protest at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest rebuke targeting women. Click through for more photos.
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