Turkey: Thousands join anti-government protests in Istanbul, opposition vows to keep fighting
Several thousand Turkish students protested on Tuesday in Istanbul and Ankara, reviving demonstrations after the March 19 arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu by authorities. The demonstrators interviewed by the France 24 team say they are determined to continue fighting against the authorities’ policies.
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thank you
EU must stop all collaboration with Erdogan
We were there and there are not thousands. At least half a million.
Freedom for EKREM İMAMOĞLU
At the end, EU waked-up! İt is a good news for themselves!😮🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
FREEDOM FOR THE TURKİSH PEOPLE!
Huge thanks to France 24 for keeping up the coverage of the Turkish people’s resistance!
Freedom for Ekrem Imamoğlu – president candidate of Türkiye and all young people arrested after protests.
All we want is justice and democracy..
imoglu is the turkish Marine Le pen
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Power to the people!
Bravo Turkish people. I am so proud of you all. Fight against the evil Erdoğan
The real enemy for humanity in the world are elite global jews
Thanks to these protests, we have realized that Europe is silent except for the Socialist International and a few voices and that democracy is only for me and if you have a problem, it's your problem.
Free Imamoglu and other political detainees! Erdogan follows footsteps of Putin to eliminate his opponents on different pretexts.
Pardon, but WHY does it happen at NIGHT???
Those previous charges sound very suspicious. Erdogan revoking Ekrem Imamoglu's university degree so that he cannot run for President sounds like the actions of a scared bully. Erdogan who has harbored and financially supported Hamas leaders for years.
Dictators everywhere, Erdoğan, Orban, Trump, Putin
🇹🇷 The AKP-Erdoğan Experiment: A Global Warning 🇹🇷**
Leaders often claim divine authority, but real power comes from the people—unless stolen through political gaslighting and paid perception teams. Türkiye under Erdoğan exposes this playbook:
🔴 *The Autocrat’s Toolkit (AKP Edition)*
✔ *Elections Without Choice* – Media monopolized, opposition jailed, ballots questioned (OSCE)
✔ *Weaponized Justice* – 4,000+ judges purged, courts now enforce Erdoğan’s will (UN)
✔ *Looted Economy* – Lira’s 800% crash wasn’t incompetence—it was theft (IMF)
✔ *The Reza Zarrab Case* – $20B sanctions-busting scheme exposed AKP corruption (SDNY 2017)
⚠️ *Why This Matters Globally*
The AKP model proves how easily:
– *Institutions collapse* when one man controls media, courts, and police
– *Corruption becomes policy* ($128B missing in 2023 reserves)
– *Society fractures* via manufactured culture wars
💡 The Harsh Reality
– 37 presidential palaces built since 2014
– Children freeze (2023 energy crisis left schools without heat)
– Doctors flee (62% of medical residents applied abroad in 2023)
– Retired and families are hungry.
Power belongs to the people—not those who distort truth to keep it. #AutocracyExposed #TürkiyeLesson #RezaCase #PowerToThePeople #AKPtruths
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All plans of enemies of Islam to stop turkey growing and bringing stability to the region like it did in Syria, the French are the least to open their mouth about freedom, morality or anything that resembles anything good
I bet muslims blame the Jews for this one.
Notice how the people have to gather on a street in a CHP municipality because the dictator has banned throwing normally legit protests in Istanbul's squares.
İ can't believe the university annuled Ekrem İmamoğlu's diploma just not to let him to take part in presidential election. Erdogan is going too far
Nice, that at least French media has not forgotten the protests.
Democracy > Tyranny
Imamoglu should never be freed
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