Thousands defy Erdogan warning to march in Istanbul over arrest of mayor • FRANCE 24 English

Thousands of protesters on Friday took to the streets in support of arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s chief political rival. Critics have said the arrest was politically motivated and accused President Erdogan of weaponising the criminal justice system, reports FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer from Ankara, Turkey.

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32 comments

  2. I am a student from Turkey. Never and never obey 1 person. We fight very good against fascism. and we go to fight with pleasure for 2 days after our lessons. Good practise for our body and we love adrenalin. we never be afraid of crashing or fight. WE LOVE DEMOCRACY and never obey. ANTIFA turkey. And Trump dont call and directs dictators in the world and dont touch Turkey! Ugly emperialist!

  9. This is not a movement, it is a collective conspiracy of Israel and other states against the Turkish government

  14. Make no mistake about us, Turks. These protests are the sign of our strong character. We will emerge even stronger out of it.

  15. For justice and development, I truly believe that Türkiye will unite to elect Ekrem İmamoğlu as the next president! Just as March 18, 1915, holds deep meaning for this country, the resistance shown by Ekrem İmamoğlu carries the same significance for Türkiye on March 19, 2025!

  22. lOL They supporting theif he toook tax payer money total 560 million dollars:))He needs prison sentence.

  23. Ardogan is strong enough to defeat the week opposition.

    Wishes are not enough to lead great country like Turkey.

    Ardogan is the leader for years to come 😭

  24. These terrorists are not showing you that they are attacking the police, pro-government TV channels are attacking the police, these terrorists are traitors to the country.

  26. The group that protects these thieves is attacking the police, they are doing very disgraceful things, but these pro-government TV channels do not show it to you, know that they are patriots, see.

  27. "There are no hopeless people, there are hopeless situations. I have never lost hope." Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Founder of Turkiye Republic) 🇹🇷🇹🇷

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