Republican People's Party (CHP), Main opposition groupingshe informed that on Friday evening at the protest in front of the headquarters of the authorities of the 16 million Istanbul About 300,000 gathered people.
Türkiye. Mass protests in Istanbul. The demonstrators clashed with the police
The protesters expressed solidarity with the detainees detained on Wednesday Mayor of the metropolis with an imamogle screenwhich is considered the political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
However, Friday's protest it was not running in a quiet atmosphere. Turkish media and correspondents of the AFP agency reported that both in Istanbul and in the city of Izmir, there were police clashes with protesters.
Uniform They used pepper spray and launched rubber balls towards people gathered in front of the Town Hall in Istanbul. In turn, in Izmir The police used water cannons and pepper gas to defeat protesters.
Türkiye. Imamogle, arrested. Crowds of people came out on the streets
The AP agency wrote earlier that on Thursday The most fierce clashes occurred at the University of Technology in Ankara. To disperse the crowd of demonstrators, the police used tear gas and water cannons. Students said that rubber bullets were used. The authorities denied reports about the use of this type of coercion.
In Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir There is a ban on assemblies.
The arrest of the figure of imamogle, a potential opposition candidate in the next presidential election, occurred on Wednesday. “The decision aimed at an imamogle is the culmination of lasting for months legal repression towards opposition activists In the whole country, “Reuters pointed out at the time.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring to the detention of the mayor of Istanbul, assessed that “we do not have time for opposition show“.