Both Protest Against the Arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu the opposition wants the pressure on Präsidenti Recep Tayyip Erdogan increase. The boss of Imamoglus opposition CHP, Ozgur Ozelcalled for a large rally in Istanbul for Saturday.
It is about supporting Imamoglu, protesting his arrest and asking for early elections, Özel said on Tuesday evening in a demonstration in front of the Istanbul town hall. The large rally is planned in the Maltepe district On the Asian side of the city of the million.
For a week in Turkey, every day has been going on Numerous demonstrators on the street. The protest wave was triggered by Imamgolus arrest last week Wednesday. The mayor of Istanbul, which has now been taken in custody and suspended by his office, is the most important political rival of President Erdogan.
The authorities go with increasing hardness against the demonstrations. According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1,400 people arrested. Özel said on Tuesday evening, unlike before, he would not call for a rally in front of the Istanbul town hall for Wednesday.