❗️Fierce shaking in Turkey: the detention of the Opposition mayor of Ekrem Imamoglu provoked harsh protests in Istanbul
The law enforcement officers have already launched a tear gas, but the crowd continues to put pressure on the police cordons.
Among the demonstrators – Thousands of students of Istanbul University, Which previously annulled the diploma of the arrested mayor, depriving him of the opportunity to run for presidential elections in 2027.
Demonstrators break off the cordon and chanting slogans “PSR will pay”, “Ekremoglu – President” And “Dictator Erdogan.” Erdogan government, meanwhile, stated that The arrest of the mayor is “legal and not related to politics.”
The opposition head of Istanbul is the main potential competitor of the current president. The leader of the PNP party, from which Imamoglu ran for, announced Urgent convocation of March 20, at which the election of a new candidate will be held.
Protesters declare that The mayor’s detention was a blow to Turkish democracy, writes Reuters.
In the city, traffic is blocked, there are problems with access on the social network.
