Çağdaş Erdoğan captures the explosion of underground rebellion in parts of Istanbul. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘The drug trafficking, the prostitution, the dog fights and the protests – they all had the same motive’ … from Erdoğan’s Control. Çağdaş Erdoğan was released on bail last month and is now under curfew until his trial in June. Erdoğan captured the viciousness of illegal dog fights, the hedonism of underground sex parties, and the chaotic violence of armed street protests full of young men with masks and guns. Often illegal, these are secretive, dangerous environments, yet Erdoğan’s photographs his subjects with an intimate and expressive candour.

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2018 11:26 UTC