Turkiye detaines more than 1,100 because Erdogan accuses the “evil” opposition for protests | News protests
Despite the action, opposition activists promise that they will “not withdraw”, persuading more people to move to the streets.
Turkish police have detained 1,113 people across the country during five days of protest, because President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses the main opposition party for the unrest caused by the detention of its main political rival.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the total number of arrests on Monday after a Fifth night the greatest anti -government protests The country has seen in more than a decade. They started after the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with corruption, assisted in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and led a criminal organization.
Speaking in Ankara on Monday, Erdogan scored the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to launch a “movement of violence”, adding that her “show” will eventually end and that she will be ashamed of the “evil” that has done so to the country.
Reporting from Istanbul, Aksel Zaimovic Al Jazeera said that the arrests did not diminish the determination of the opposition. “They say they don’t give up. In fact, they encourage more people to come and join a gathering scheduled in a few hours.
“They say they should boycott what they consider to be Prevlad’s media, all the media who do not cover these protests, but also companies that have to do with the government,” he said.
Imamoglu is widely considered the only politician to represent a significant challenge to Erdogan, who has dominated Turkiye’s policy since 2003, first as a prime minister and then as president.
The Turkish government denies that the arrest has a we have politically motivated, insisting that the nation courts are independent.
On Sunday, the 53-year-old Imamoglu was taken away from the mayor’s title and closed in prison Silivri on the peripheral of Istanbul until the trial of charges of the corruption he denies. The further accusation of “terrorism” has been rejected for now.
On the same day, he predominantly voted as a candidate for CHP for the 2028 presidential election. With about 15 million people who threw their ballots in the support exhibition for him.
The demonstrations began in Istanbul after the arrest of Imamoglu, spread to more than 55 Turkiye 81 provinces. The protesters clashed with the police, which was arranged by tears and water cannons.
Despite prohibitions on street gatherings in many cities, demonstrations against the competition continued on Sunday the fifth consecutive night with fierce conflicts between protesters and riots.
Before dawn on Monday, police arrested 10 Turkish journalists at home, according to a group of media and legal studies.
Completed police statements from journalists completed, which is expected to be sent to the court house tomorrow
In the morning, March 24, at least 10 journalists were detained in raids at dawn in Istanbul and Izmir.
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On Monday, young protesters held a rally next to Luka Besiktas at Bosphorus in Istanbul before the main night gathering outside the City Hall, scheduled for 17:30 GMT.
Yerlikaya said 123 police officers were injured during the protests so far, adding that the Government would not allow the “terrorizing streets”.
