Thousands of people protested the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu outside city hall in Istanbul on Thursday. Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Imamoglu — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. It’s being seen by critics as a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey.
Hundreds gather in Istanbul to protest arrest of mayor
Thousands of people protested the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu outside city hall in Istanbul on Thursday. Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Imamoglu — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. It’s being seen by critics as a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey.