Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, on Sunday began holding a primary election to endorse Istanbul’s mayor as its presidential candidate, despite his arrest. The detention sparked the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade.
Turkish voters say Istanbul mayor’s formal arrest is an “injustice”
Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, on Sunday began holding a primary election to endorse Istanbul’s mayor as its presidential candidate, despite his arrest. The detention sparked the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade.