Thousands in Türkiye turn into protests after more than 1,400 arrests

Thousands of people in Türkiye have shifted on a seventh night of protests that have so far seen more than 1,400 people, including students, journalists and lawyers.

Night turmoil began last Wednesday when the city's mayor, Ikram Eamoglu – who was seen as the main political rival of President Tip Erdogan – was He was arrested on charges of corruption.

The law and United Nations groups have condemned the arrests and the use of force by the police on the demonstrators.

Imamoglu said that the allegations against him were of political motives, and a claim that the Turkish president denied.

Speaking to a group of youth in a quick Ramadan meal in Ankara on Tuesday, President Erdogan urged patience and a healthy sense amid what he described as “very sensitive days.”

He added that the people who want to “turn this country into a place of chaos have no place to go to”, and that the demonstrators who took it is a “dead end”.

On Tuesday, thousands of students from many universities in Istanbul met in the MAçka Park and then walked towards Chaice.

The authorities in Istanbul have banned protests and closed some ways to “maintain public order” and “prevent any provocative measures that may occur.”

While the students walked in the Nisantasi area, they chanted “the government, resignation!” The flags and banners have shouted, as I saw them by a large publication of the riot police.

Many students had their faces covered with scarves or masks, and they admitted that they were afraid to identify it by the police.

The main opposition party in Türkiye, the CHP, said on Tuesday that its gathering outside Istanbul Hall on Tuesday would be the last in a set of night gatherings – and that it plans to gather in the city on Saturday.

“Are you ready for a large crowd in a large box in Istanbul on Saturday?” Tell Ozgur Ozel the crowds.

“To support IMamoglu, to object to his arrest, to object to the detention of each of our mayors. To demand transparent and open broadcast experiences, to say that we are facing enough and we want early elections.”

Since last Wednesday, the Minister of the Interior in Türkiye said that 1418 demonstrators were detained in the wake of the days of the demonstrations that the government considered “illegal.”

Posted on social media, Ali Yerlikaya wrote: “While there are currently 979 suspects of the reservation, 478 people will be brought to the court today.

“No concessions will be made to those who are trying to intimidate the streets, attack our national and moral values, and to our police officers.”

Elsewhere on Tuesday, seven court journalists, including the news agency photographer, appeared to Agence France -Presse Yassin Akgul, who was covering the demonstrations.

Fabrice Fraz, Chairman of the Fran Board of Directors, wrote an agency, a letter addressed to the Turkish presidency urging Erdogan to “intervene” in Akgul prison, which he described as “unacceptable”.

“Yassin Akloug was not part of the protest,” said Ferez. “As a journalist, it has been covering one of the many demonstrations that had been organized in the country since Wednesday, March 19.

“187 photographs have taken pictures since the beginning of the protests, each one witnessed his work as a journalist.”

Imamoglu was one of more than 100 people who were arrested last week as part of the investigation. Among the others were the arrest of politicians, journalists and businessmen.

His arrest does not prevent his nomination or his election as a president, but he will not be able to run if he is convicted of any of the charges against him.

The mayor of the opposition is seen as one of the most massive competitors in Erdogan, who has held his position in Türkiye for 22 years as prime minister and prime minister.

Erdogan's term is scheduled to end in his position in 2028, and under the current rules, he cannot stand again – but he can call early elections or try to change the constitution to allow him to stay in power for a longer period.

The Ministry of Justice in Türkiye criticized those who link Erdogan to arrests, and insisted on its judicial independence.