“When people are not in a prison cell they believe they are free and happy. That's not true. Because in Istanbul, the modern person wakes up at 5 o'clock or 6 o'clock in the morning, gets on the bus for two hours to get to work, works at least ten hours, sometimes twelve or fourteen, then comes back home, just to make some money to pay for rent and food. That's not a human being's life. That's the life of a worm in the earth. That's the life of an insect.” PeopleBelieveSometimesHomeEarthHoursMorningModernWake UpPrisonBus Author:Burhan Sonmez
“We are not in prison so we are free and happy? No. We're in a different kind of prison in this life. We have to confront it, and we have to liberate Istanbul and ourselves, as well.” KindDifferentPrisonDifferent Kinds Author:Burhan Sonmez
“Some people are like a defeated warrior: they accept the defeat, go to work, go back home, watch TV silently. That is like a prison. You can have a life sentence in prison and it's the same in cities.” PeopleHomeAcceptingPrisonDefeatWarriorDefeated Author:Burhan Sonmez