Turkish opposition calls for boycott and mass protests after the arrest of Mayor Istanbul
A week after the Turkish government arrested Mayor of IstanbulWhat is the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the political opposition on Wednesday pressed new tactics to fight against what is called An attack on the democracy of the country.
The arrest went into night demonstrations that were drawn to the streets of Istanbul and other cities with hundreds of thousands of antigoven protesters on Istanbul Streets and other cities. Now the opponents of Mr. Erdogan invite the Turks to boycott companies to say that they support Mr. Erdogan and promise to organize a mass protest on Saturday instead of smaller gatherings.
Changing the tactic-tactic, holding the posture of public meals for the rapid decay of people watching the Muslim holy month of Ramadan-Ramadan in the midst of the Government’s suppression of protesters. The government issued a ban on protests in major cities and limited access to the website of social media; Some protesters have conflict with disorderly police Using water cannons and pepper spray to clean them from the streets.
In recent days, more than 1300 people have been arrested in connection with demonstrations, the Ministry of the Interior said, and about 170 is in prison until the trial. Those arrested included 11 journalists, some of whom remained in custody on Wednesday, including photographer for Agence France-Pray.
The Government accused Mr. Imamoglu (54) of conducting a criminal organization at the City Hall and accepting myth, setting offers and abuse of citizens’ personal information. He denied the accusations.
Mr. Erdogan described protesters, many of whom are students, as a violent vandal and accused the main opposition party in the country of arousing trouble to distract from charges against the mayor.
“A great country like Turkey has a very small, very underdeveloped, very inadequate main opposition party,” Mr. Erdogan said on Monday. “It became clear that you cannot believe them to lead even a trade for a snack, let alone a state or municipality.”
While some European leaders invited Turkey to support the rule of law, senior White House officials did not publicly comment on the arrest of Mr. Imamoglu.
President Trump praised Turkey and Mr. Erdogan at a meeting on Tuesday with ambassador candidates. “Good place”, Said Mr. Trump. “And a good leader.”
On Wednesday, the Istanbul City Council elected the temporary mayor – Nuri Aslan, who was previously the Deputy Chief of the Council – to lead a city of 16 million people, while Mr. Imamoglu remained in custody. The opposition has a majority in the Council.
The head of the Republican People’s Party of Mr. Imamoglu, Ozgur Ozel, criticized the premium news for not having sufficiently covered protests. And the party called for a boycott of Turkish companies associated with these outlets.
The website launched for the Coordination of the boycott lists the names and logos of 20 companies, including numerous television channels, a popular coffee chain, an internet bookstore and a tourism company owned by Mr. Erdogan’s Minister.
Criticizing the invitation to the boycott, Mr. Erdogan on Wednesday accused the opposition of “sinking an economy” with her protests and “so raged so that they threw the land and nation into the fire.”
Mr. Erdogan, 71, who led Turkey as the Prime Minister and President since 2003, is in his second presidential term, which expires in 2028. The Constitution forbids him to re -run, unless the parliament requires early elections, which is expected widely.
Many in Turkey say they believe that sudden moves against Mr. Imamoglu have tried to exclude him from the presidential race last week before he starts.
