Turkey21 Mar 2025 17:58
LIVE: Turkish protesters clash with police in Istanbul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDqBcXtpQ0
The ongoing protests in Istanbul are a response to the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a prominent opposition figure, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist organization. Imamoglu, affiliated with the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is considered one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest political challengers. His detention has been widely condemned by opposition leaders as a politically motivated move to undermine his potential candidacy in the 2028 presidential election, with some labeling it a "coup attempt"