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. In this sense, the Taksim “sit-in” resembles protests elsewhere, particularly in the advanced democracies, from the “Occupy Wall Street” movement to the protests in Spain and Italy.
示威的一个显著特征是示威者刻意与现有政党保持距离，包括最大的中左翼世俗反对力量共和人民党（Republican People’s Party，CHP）。从这个角度讲，塔克西姆“静坐”与其他国家的示威并无二致，特别是发达民主国家的示威，比如“占领华尔街”运动和西班牙和意大利的示威。