Osman Orsal
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Osman Orsal is a Turkish photo-journalist for the international news agency Reuters. Orsal resides in Istanbul, Turkey.
On 28 May 2013, Orsal covered the 2013 protests in Turkey, capturing an iconic set of images of the protests. The images show a young protester (later nicknamed the "woman in red"), a young woman in a red dress, as she stands her ground while she is sprayed by a policeman.[1][2] The Washington Post reported that the image "encapsulates Turkey’s protests and the severe police crackdown". Protesters later re-used the image in posters, accompanied by the slogan "The more you spray the bigger we get".[3]
On 29 May, Orsal was injured by police when he was struck in the head by a gas canister.[1] A photograph of Orsal, with blood streaming down his face, was widely distributed.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The photo that encapsulates Turkey's protests and the severe police crackdown". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Riots in Turkey - Middle East news - Boston.com". www.boston.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey Protests: Woman In Red Becomes Symbol For Istanbul's Female Demonstrators". HuffPost. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2018.