VIDEOS - CHAOS IN TURKEY: Hundreds of thousands in the streets
This is the most intense outbreak of civil unrest in response to Erdogan's long-standing rule.
Newsrael News Desk 22.03.2025
As we reported last night, protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is seen as one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest political rivals.
The Turkish government has announced a four-day lockdown and several areas have been declared closed military zones
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