US EditionTurkey launches probe into calls for economic boycott after Istanbul mayor’s arrest
- Protests erupted in Turkey after the arrest of opposition Mayor Ekrem 0mamoğlu, resulting in calls for a one-day shopping boycott supported by his party, the Republican People's Party .
- The Turkish government responded quickly, launching a criminal investigation into the boycott calls and issuing a broadcasting ban on an opposition channel.
- Around 2,000 people have been detained for protest-related charges since 0mamoğlu's arrest, highlighting significant public unrest against the government.
- 0mamoğlu's party, the Republican People's Party , supports the boycott, urging citizens to defend democracy and freedom.
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11 arrested in Turkiye over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul’s imprisoned mayor
Turkish police detained 11 people on Thursday for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, state-run media reported.
Eleven detained in Turkey over shopping boycott calls to support jailed mayor
Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a one-day shopping boycott the previous day as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, state-run media reported.
Turkey's protests over arrest of Erdogan rival take new angle: Boycott shopping
Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor — the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — took a new direction Wednesday with calls for a one-day shopping boycott. The student groups behind the call also urged businesses to close Wednesday. Large-scale anti-government protests began…
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