On Sunday evening, hundreds of thousands of people in Turkey protested again against the detention mayor Istanbul Ekrem Imamogl. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul despite the ban on demonstrations in front of the municipality’s headquarters At Sarachane Square, DPA reported.
According to Özgür Özel, chairman of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), whose member is also Imamogl, a million people participated in the protest in Istanbul. Local authorities did not inform the number of participants. The local media said the police had used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators.
Thousands of people have come to protest in Ankara, where demonstrations are currently officially banned. “I greet millions of people who lifted their voice on Sarachane Square tonight and in the squares all over my country. They bequeathed to Erdogan: It was enough,” The paper published on the image account on X with reference to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is mentioned.
Demonstrations in Turkey continued for the fifth day in a row. They began on Wednesday after the arrest of Imamogl in connection with the investigation of corruption and terrorism. On Sunday, the mayor of the largest Turkish city was taken into custody and “temporarily” deprived of office. Imamoglu denies all the accusations and accused the government of trying to move him as an investigation to the sideline as an investigation.
CHP Imamogla also elected her presidential candidate on Sunday’s party primaries in the elections that should be held in 2028.
