10th April was the 'Police Day' in Turkey.
Each year, the policeman will have a parade at the Taksim Square in Istanbul.
When we got there, hundreds of people were there to show their support by waving the Turkey flag and wearing red carnations. Note: the national flower of Turkey is tulip. In fact, tulips didn't exist in Western Europe until mid-16th Century. I still don't know why they were wearing red carnations, I guess because it is the same colour as the Turkish flag.
It was quite crowded and it was past lunchtime. So we quickly took a couple of photos and left to search for food.
Each year, the policeman will have a parade at the Taksim Square in Istanbul.
When we got there, hundreds of people were there to show their support by waving the Turkey flag and wearing red carnations. Note: the national flower of Turkey is tulip. In fact, tulips didn't exist in Western Europe until mid-16th Century. I still don't know why they were wearing red carnations, I guess because it is the same colour as the Turkish flag.
It was quite crowded and it was past lunchtime. So we quickly took a couple of photos and left to search for food.
Photo with a group of supporters!
One of the men gave me his flag and flower :)
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