Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (71) simply wanted to clear an opponent out of the way with arrest-and now has a huge problem!
Because on Saturday hundreds of thousands of Turks in Istanbul took to the streets, thus ensuring the largest demo in the country since the Gezi protests 2013!
Goal: The largest Turkish opposition party Chp wants your detainees to be released. They continue the wave of protest, which has flared up not only Istanbul, but also in other Turkish cities since its arrest on March 19.
“Want to live without fear”: Hundreds of thousands at demo in Istanbul
This type of Erdogans to cold opponents marks a new sign of Türkiye in the eyes of many on the way to the dictatorship.
The management of the social democratic 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. It was also protested in Istanbul, where there were again several arrests.
They fight for the release of their presidential candidate Imamoglu
Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not tolerate a serious opposition
At today’s large demonstration in the Maltepe district, the protests were unmistakable, provided that it was reported in the media. This was hardly the case in the Erdogan-related media.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned on March 19 for alleged corruption allegations
Journalists in Turkey are also increasingly targeting Erdogan. A BBC reporter was arrested on Thursday and deported from Turkey. The descriptions of the journalist show that not all officials are on Erdogan within the police apparatus: During his seven hours in the police headquarters, several officers had told him that the authorities’ procedure did not agree.
Even before the start of the mass rally, hundreds of Turks came together in their protest against the imprisonment imamoglus
Imamoglu 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.
How long will President Erdogan see? How long can he stand against the protest in his own population?
Most recently, the police went to the demonstrators with hundreds of arrests and sometimes brutal hardness. Exact figures for injured demonstrators are not published, the police reported only more than 100 injured officials. According to the Interior Ministry, almost 2,000 people have now been arrested.