That's right. Most people watch mainstream media that was airing penguin documentaries when police was brutally attacking to peaceful protesters (there wasn't even provocateurs amongst them then, they joined much later).

I read anecdotes that when people try to explain what's happening these citizens display disbelief. They are possibly the same people who sold their votes for a bag of coal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-6hF12n73s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6nPyfoyrsg http://t24.com.tr/haber/akp-8-yilda-136-ton-komur-dagitti/21... http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?hn=300702 http://www.birgun.net/politics_index.php?news_code=128238067...

I know the links are all Turkish, I am not sure if these issues got any coverage in international media.