ABSTRACT
Henri Lefebvre's concept of representations of space has generally been discussed in terms of meanings produced and attributed to space - how it is 'conceived'. The representations of space, as they stand within Lefebvre's triad of production of space, are associated with agents producing the conceptualisations of space and serving its organisation in tune with the dominant mode of production: 'scientists, planners, urbanists, technocratic subdividers and social engineers'. The Gezi protests that took place in Turkey in the summer of 2013 have also often been analysed in relation to public space and the right to the city. The Gezi encampment was similar in spirit to the protest camps which have been the trademark of the global tide of protest that has become effective since late 2010. The interesting point is the role played by Gezi Park and Taksim Square as two distinct spaces. Although they are adjacent, they have separate meanings in collective memory.
