In Turkey, on Saturday, the Protest the opposition in Istanbul Against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hundreds of thousands of people gathered.
People came together on the Asian side of the Bosphorus metropolis to come after the mayor’s detention Ecrem immamogl to demonstrate for the preservation of democracy in Turkey. The head of the largest opposition party Chp, Özgur Özel, spoke of more than two million participants.
The management of the CHP wants to continue the protests until an early presidential election is scheduled or imamoglu is released.
On Friday there was demonstrations in several cities on Friday. Imamoglu himself wrote in a guest post for the “New York Times” that Turkey had transformed into a “republic of fear” under Erdogan. But despite – or precisely – because of – repression against government critics, people persistently resisted on the streets. “I am on the side of our young people and admire their courage. They are about to write history,” wrote Imamoglu.
The 53-year-old is currently being held in the well-known Marmara prison in Silivri near Istanbul. The popular opposition politician was imprisoned on March 19, referring to allegations of corruption and later deducted as mayor. Investigations into the parallel run for alleged terrorist support against him.