Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that resulted in hundreds of detentions and have turned up the pressure on the country’s long-time leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul in support of imprisoned mayor

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that resulted in hundreds of detentions and have turned up the pressure on the country’s long-time leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.