Pikachu also protests against Recep Tayyip Erdogan and against the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. On high voltage days, with events and clashes in the square, a video appears that documents the presence of a particular protester. Among the protests in the city of Antalya, here is someone dressed as Pikachu, the most famous of the Pokemon. Pikachu, as the videos published on X document, runs very fast – despite the voluminous costume – to escape a charge.
Pepper spray that affects even Pikachu what does you do to me!#DirenPikachu pic.twitter.com/uvNeU6DzRY
– CHP contact (@chp_iletisim) March 27, 2025
Meanwhile, according to the latest news from Türkiye, the Ankara authorities have expelled the correspondent of the BBC from Istanbul, Mark Lowen, accusing him of “threat to public order”. The BBC itself announces it by remembering that Lowen had been stopped yesterday by the Turkish authorities after he had followed the mass events against the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul and leader of the CHP Ekrem Imamoglu.
“This morning (March 27) the Turkish authorities expelled the correspondent of the BBC News Mark Lowen from Istanbul, after taking him from his hotel the day before and having retained him for 17 hours”, reads the note released by the British broadcaster. ” Being retained and expelled from the country where I lived for five years and for which I have such a great affection was extremely distressing. Freedom of the press and impartial information are fundamental for any democracy, “Lowen said.
“This is an extremely worrying accident and we will resort to the Turkish authorities ”, commented Deborah Turness, CEO of the BBC news.” Mark is a very experienced correspondent with a deep knowledge of Turkey and no journalist should face this type of treatment simply for having done his work. We will continue to report impartially and correctly on the events in Türkiye ”, he added.