“War on Women?” But of course. This is what Obama supports. The Turkish state run propaganda media blames the protestors for “inciting enmity and hate”. Â You don’t get Islam without the misogyny.
Horrifying image of ‘woman in red’ being doused with pepper spray becomes symbol of Turkish protests
- Photograph of woman turning from the pepper spray has become defining image of Turkey’s days of violent protest
- Women feel threatened by official promotion of the Islamic headscarf and concerns about women’s rights
- Many have joined in the street fighting raging in Turkey since Friday
- British student Melisa Kenber said she was sprayed in the face for filming police during protests
- Deputy Prime Minister apologised for police brutality as Ankara appeared to soften its stance against protestors
- Bulent Arinc due to meet protest organisers today in bid diffuse tensions after days of heated demonstrations
- Large trade union due to stage walkout today as protest movement gathers support
- Turkish police arrest 25 people for ‘spreading untrue information’ on Twitter and provoking protest
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER and BECKY EVANS
In her red cotton summer dress and necklace, white bag slung over her shoulder, she might have been floating across the lawn at a garden party.
But behind her crouches a masked policeman firing noxious tear gas spray that sends her curly hair billowing upwards.
Endlessly shared on social media and recreated as artwork on posters and stickers, the image of the woman in red has become the leitmotif for female protesters during days of violent anti-government riots in Istanbul.
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Iconic: The woman in red turns as the policeman showers her in pepper spray at close range
This is what  (Turkish) democracy looks like: This combination of photos shows how the unknown woman first faces off with the massed ranks of riot police before one steps forward to spray the gas right into her face