ABSTRACT
This chapter reveals the ways in which the Occupy Gezi movement transformed the young city dwellers of Istanbul from being passive citizens to active citizens. The Occupy Gezi movement exhibits various strategies and tactics employed by the young generations to challenge the growing impact of neoliberal forms of governmentality posed in the form of hegemonic organizations, conservatism, charismatic leadership, authoritarianism, Islamisation, and consumerism. Using a case study method where different contextual dynamics leading to various elements of civic and political engagement and civic and political participation during the past 15 years will be delineated, I will argue that the Occupy Gezi movement has been a political and societal venue for the expression of volatile and constrained active youth citizenship in Turkey.
