chapulling
Sign in to saveAlso known as chapuling, çapuling, çapulling, capuling, capulling, çapulcu, capulcu, chapuller
thumb|Graffiti from Turkey, June 2013 that reads "Everyday I'm Çapuling", referencing LMFAO's "[[Party Rock Anthem"]]
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thumb|Graffiti from Turkey, June 2013 that reads "Everyday I'm Çapuling", referencing LMFAO's "[[Party Rock Anthem"]]
Chapulling (, ) is a neologism originating in the Gezi Park protests, coined from Prime Minister Erdoğan's use of the term (roughly translated to "marauders") to describe the protesters. Çapulcu was rapidly reappropriated by the protesters, both in its original form and as the anglicized chapuller and additionally verbified chapulling, given the meaning of "fighting for your rights". Chapulling has been used in Turkish both in its anglicized form and in the hybrid word form çapuling.