Osman Orsal

Osman Orsal is a 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 shows 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", while the Daily Mail called the image an "iconic" "leitmotif".[3] Protesters later re-used the image in posters, accompanied by the slogan "The more you spray the bigger we get".[4]

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
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Horrifying image of 'woman in red' being doused with pepper spray becomes symbol of Turkish protests". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. "Turkey Protests: Woman In Red Becomes Symbol For Istanbul's Female Demonstrators". Huff Post. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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