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Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Nuray, a trained nurse, and Özgür, a partially trained doctor who abandoned medical school, met in the first days of the unrest when Nuray turned her house into an infirmary to treat injured demonstrators. Romance filled the air as quickly as tear gas and both 'chapullers' exchanged vows on July 20. HÜRRİYET photo, Selçuk ŞAMİLOĞLU
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
As police closed the park ahead of the wedding, the couple married at the Şişli district’s municipality building, which is not far away from Taksim Square. HÜRRİYET photo, Selçuk ŞAMİLOĞLU
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
'Do you accept to live, be happy and resist together until death do you apart,' the registrar asked the couple while the guest chanted 'Everywhere resistance, everywhere love,' adapting with a pince of humor for the occasion the protest’s most famous motto. HÜRRİYET photo, Selçuk ŞAMİLOĞLU
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
The couple then quickly headed to Gezi Park to take some pictures. AFP photo, Ozan KÖSE
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
The couple had invited all protesters and those that identify themselves as 'chapullers' or 'çapulcu' to their wedding at the symbolic location. AFP photo, Ozan KÖSE
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
But police officers interrupted the party, forcedly ejecting the newly-weds and restricting the access of the park once again. AFP photo, Ozan KÖSE
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
The newly-weds chanted slogans with a few hundred of fellow chapullers who braved a police crackdown to attend the party. AFP photo, Ozan KÖSE
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Nuray’s wedding dress has been designed by the renowned designer Barbaros Şansal, who also took part in the Gezi Park protests. DHA photo, Murat DELİKLİTAŞ
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
An LGBT activist who took the floor made them promise to not get angry with their child if he or she happened to be gay. DHA photo, Murat DELİKLİTAŞ
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
'May you resist in one barricade,' the guests chanted instead of wishing the traditional 'May you age in one pillow. DHA photo, Murat DELİKLİTAŞ
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Many groups who have been active during the protests were invited, including the LGBT activists and Beşiktaş clubs notorious fan group çArşı members. DHA photo, Murat DELİKLİTAŞ
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
And they lived happily ever after... DHA photo, Murat DELİKLİTAŞ
Gezi protesters tie knot, vow to 'chapul until death do us apart'
Despite sealing off for the park more than two at first and firing water cannons to a crowd that gathered to participate at the wedding party, the police agreed to let the group enter the park for a short amount of time to take pictures. AFP photo, Ozan KÖSE
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