Hundreds of thousands march in support of arrested Istanbul mayor, defying Erdogan
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul on Friday in support of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – Erdogan's chief political rival – who was detained on Wednesday, just days before he was to be formally named as a candidate in Turkey's 2028 presidential election. The protestors marched despite a warning that authorities will crack down on "street terrorism".
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul on Friday in support of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – Erdogan's chief political rival – who was detained on Wednesday, just days before he was to be formally named as a candidate in Turkey's 2028 presidential election. The protestors marched despite a warning that authorities will crack down on "street terrorism".
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