Hilken Boran
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Global News Podcast
Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
We are expecting protesters to take to the streets once again tonight after the head of the main opposition, Republican People's Party, Özgür Özer, has called them to gather in front of Istanbul City Hall in Saracane for one final time because tomorrow the Istanbul City Council will convene to choose a replacement for jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
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Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
And since the opposition has a majority in the council... we are expecting an opposition-appointed person to take over Imamoglu's post as he is jailed pending trial.
Global News Podcast
Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
So there have been a couple of demands by the opposition. Notably, they have called for early elections, saying that Erdogan's legitimacy was now in question after Imamoglu's arrest and his declaration as the presidential candidate for the main opposition party.
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Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
Because those two things happened at the same day and almost 15 million people went to the ballots to elect Imamoglu as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party. And after this, the main opposition party leader said that now it was time for Erdogan to face Ekrem İmamoğlu in another election, because under normal circumstances, the closest election is slated for 2028.
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Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
The last time we've seen street protests on this level was almost a decade ago during Gezi protests. These were anti-government protests in the 2010s. But this has been very widespread. People have been going out in numerous provinces across Turkey. And also we have seen students, organizers, civil society. And these people are not out there just to support Imamoglu.
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Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur
The people that we've been talking to have been telling us that they're out there to defend democracy, to defend their rights and to defend their future freedoms.