Hundreds of thousands of people in Istanbul gathered on Saturday (29) to protest against the arrest of Mayor Ekrimoglu, the main rival of President Tayeb Erdogan, and about this event into the largest demonstrations in Turkey more than a decade.
The demonstrators attended the opposition calls and went to the streets throughout the country since the arrest of the Imamoglu last week, then they were arrested while waiting for corruption charges.
The protests were mainly peaceful, but nearly two thousand people were arrested.
The main opponent, the Popular Republican Party (CHP), other opposition parties, Human rights groups The Western powers stated that the issue against Imamoglu is an intrinsic effort to eliminate an electoral threat to Erdogan.
The government denies any impact on the judiciary and says the courts are independent.
Hundreds of thousands of people who shake Turkish flags and paths stormed the protest on the beach in Malatep, on the Asian side of Istanbul, for “the freedom of Imamoglu” on Saturday, which was organized by CHP.
One of them said: “If justice is silent, people will speak.” A path held in the crowd.
Last Sunday, the Republican People’s Party held primary elections to support Imamoglu as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections.
This is scheduled to be held in 2028, but the party demands the early elections, on the pretext that the government has lost legitimacy.
Interior Minister Ali Yerikaya said this week Nearly 1900 people have been arrested Since the beginning of the protests, adding that the courts arrested 260 of them pending the trial by Thursday.
Erdogan, who dominated Turkish policy for more than two decades, rejected national protests as a display, from legal consequences and asked the CHP to stop the Turks.
From a Imamoglu detentionTurkish financial assets fell, prompting the central bank to use reservations to support Lyre. The disorder sent shock waves across the private sector.
The government stated that the effect will be limited and temporary. The bank said that the central dynamics of the economy were not affected, but it will take additional measures if necessary.
