A painting removed led to color steps all over Turkey

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yavaş yavaş türkiye’nin sokakları gökkuşağı rengine bürünüyor. sizce de böyle daha güzel değil mi? #direnmerdiven pic.twitter.com/tKJMIwVPsV

— kerem tekinalp (@verbikerem) August 31, 2013

Ankaranın en küçük merdiveni bile rengarenk.! @direnankara pic.twitter.com/Dl8V6OJJ1f

— özge (@ozgelu) September 1, 2013

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“Locals had reacted strongly after municipality workers painted grey the famous “rainbow” steps, which had been orginally colored by a retired local “to put a smile on people’s faces.” “Take your brush and come,” became a call on social media websites, while thousands used the #resiststeps hashtag on Twitter and Facebook, becoming Twitter’s most trending topic.” – The Lede

“Speaking to Turkish television reporters after the stairs were painted over, Mr. Cetinel pointed out that all of nature — “cats, birds, flowers, mountains” — is brightly colored. “Where does this gray come from?” he asked. “Did we have another Pompeii and got flooded with ash?” – Daily News

“Diyarbakır Sanat Sokağı, Ankara Esat Caddesi’nde bulunan bir merdiven, İstanbul Kızıltoprak tren istasyonunun merdivenleri, Bakırköy’de bir merdiven, Ankara Konuk Sokak, Cihangir ve İzmir’de merdiven gökkuşağı renklerine boyandı.” – Baska Haber