Turkey’s opposition set to defy protest ban on Wednesday

Turkey’s opposition set to defy protest ban on Wednesday

Turkey's opposition has called on supporters to rally outside the parliament in Ankara on Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on gatherings on a symbolic day for the republic. A month after the arrest of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival - the president of Imamoglu's Republican People's Party (CHP) said he would speak outside parliament as the country marks National Sovereignty Day. O…

There is currently a ban on assembly in Turkey, but the opposition of President Erdoğan does not want to be stopped.

Ankara, Turkey – In an act of political defiance, thousands of supporters of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) gathered this Wednesday in Ankara to march towards the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the framework of National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. The mobilization took place despite the official ban imposed by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which since the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul has vetoed public dem…

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The crowd opened its way without the agents intervening and without violent confrontations.

Turkey's main opposition party set to defy protest ban - Turkish Minute

Turkey's main opposition party has called on supporters to gather outside parliament on Wednesday in defiance of a government ban on protests on a day marking the country's founding principles.