A striking feature of the protests has been the distance that the demonstrators have put between themselves and existing political parties, including the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the largest force in the center-left secular opposition.
Een opvallend kenmerk van de protesten was de afstand die de betogers in stand wilden houden tot de bestaande politieke partijen, inclusief de Republikeinse Volkspartij (CHP), de grootste kracht binnen de seculiere centrum-linkse oppositie.