The Turkish protest movement is producing new iconographic images in one go, which are spreading rapidly through Twitter and Facebook. metronaut takes a closer look at the iconic characters of the Occupy Gezi movement and explains how they could function as action figures. I want them all right now and now!
Redhack is arguably the hardest action figure to grab. Incidentally, Redhack itself is a left-wing hacker group that has hacked the police, secret services and the army.
Duran Adam (The Standing Man) is the latest protest icon. He stands, is silent and protests. That makes those in power despair, because they have practically no control against him. And to make matters worse, it is contagious.
Then there is the “Talcid Man”. He is protected with a gas mask and construction helmet and carries a huge tank of “Solusyon,” water mixed with the anti-heartburn drug Talcid. The mixture binds tear gas really well and is sprayed by Talcid Man into the eye area of demonstrators after gas attacks to get rid of the shit