Ceyda Sungur | |
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Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
Other names | Kırmızılı Kadın |
Citizenship | Turkey |
Occupation(s) | Academician, activist |
Employer | Istanbul Technical University |
Known for | Gezi Park protests |
Ceyda Sungur, also known as Kırmızılı Kadın ( English: Woman in Red), is a Turkish academician and activist. [1]
She was born in 1986. After completing her bachelor's degree on urban planning, she has started to work as a research assistant at the Istanbul Technical University. [2]
In May 2013, she participated the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul as rioter and volunteer first-aider. [3] During the demonstrations, she was attacked by a police officer named Fatih Zengin. When a photo journalist from the Reuters— Osman Orsal—photographed the moment that Sungur was subject of the police brutality, a huge reaction was sparked both in Turkish and international public. Following she became a symbol to the protests. [4] Zengin was sued by prosecutors who pressed for a three-year prison sentence advertently for using disproportionate force against civilians. [5] Sungur pleaded at the court that "if the accused had a weapon, he would have kill me like another police officer who had murdered Ethem Sarısülük". [6] After a year, the trial was concluded and the Zengnin were sentenced to plant 600 saplings in consequence of that he sprayed tear gas at close range and abused his power. [7] Moreover, another lawsuit had filed against Sungur on the charge of "inciting the public to disobey the law" was also dismissed. [8]
Ceyda Sungur | |
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Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
Other names | Kırmızılı Kadın |
Citizenship | Turkey |
Occupation(s) | Academician, activist |
Employer | Istanbul Technical University |
Known for | Gezi Park protests |
Ceyda Sungur, also known as Kırmızılı Kadın ( English: Woman in Red), is a Turkish academician and activist. [1]
She was born in 1986. After completing her bachelor's degree on urban planning, she has started to work as a research assistant at the Istanbul Technical University. [2]
In May 2013, she participated the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul as rioter and volunteer first-aider. [3] During the demonstrations, she was attacked by a police officer named Fatih Zengin. When a photo journalist from the Reuters— Osman Orsal—photographed the moment that Sungur was subject of the police brutality, a huge reaction was sparked both in Turkish and international public. Following she became a symbol to the protests. [4] Zengin was sued by prosecutors who pressed for a three-year prison sentence advertently for using disproportionate force against civilians. [5] Sungur pleaded at the court that "if the accused had a weapon, he would have kill me like another police officer who had murdered Ethem Sarısülük". [6] After a year, the trial was concluded and the Zengnin were sentenced to plant 600 saplings in consequence of that he sprayed tear gas at close range and abused his power. [7] Moreover, another lawsuit had filed against Sungur on the charge of "inciting the public to disobey the law" was also dismissed. [8]