Seems like the Izmir Protests may have calmed down.

It is possible that the Izmir protests for their friends in Gezi Park may have slowed, calmed down or be stopping completely. I don't think that everyone is truly happy but it seems like the fact that there could be a referendum has made many people stop their protests. I am hoping that all people from all sides get something from what they want. Now, the summer season has started maybe these protests will become just a distant thought. After people have eaten, drank and swum a little they will be slower to join in with any protests. The outcome as of yet undecided.

Izmir Nightly Protest Louder Than Ever Tonight

The protests in Izmir of pot banging and hooting of horns in my opinion has increased. I couldn't hear my own thoughts tonight it was so loud. This has now become a ritual of noise, every night at 10 o'clock the noise begins and lasts for about anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes and then calms down because of what I believe is many people going on a march afterwards. This sustained noise does what? Well, the constant noise definitely lets people in power know that the average person on the street in Izmir and other places have grievances also. Maybe it is not the whole of Turkey but in Izmir the support is fairly uniform as far as I can see. How long will they continue? Only time will tell! Will they achieve what they want from their protests, again only time will tell!

Izmir Protests - What's next? Banging Pots or Horn Blowing Every Hour of Every Day!

What is going to happen in Izmir now with the protests? Is it business as usual for the protesters? More banging of pots and pans? Or maybe a change of tact and blowing car horns for 1 minute every hour during day-time for support of Taksim. From what I have seen the protesters are not a minority and in fact could actually have more support than we think. All will be known at the ballot boxes later on but what will Izmirians do now to support their brothers and sisters.

Let's see tonight what will be. It is good to be peaceful but it seems like all groups are being pushed and this is why in Taksim as well as other places where protests are taking place, we are seeing stone throwers and other types of normally (in normal situations) not needed actions.