Hilkim Boran
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Global News Podcast
Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
What we know about the arrest is the official statement from the Interior Minister, Ali Alikaya, and he has said that more than 1,100 people have been detained and we know that 123 police officers have been injured throughout these protests from Ali Alikaya's statements.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
And as for the morning race that you mentioned, we know that especially photojournalists appear to have been targeted because they have been reporting on the protests, because Turkey's media watchdog has been warning other news organizations to not directly make news of the protests, especially with live broadcasts.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
So it appears that this might be a targeted operation to prevent people from learning more about the protests. But what we know from the main opposition is that they will be going out in force again into the streets because head of the CHP, Özgür Özel, has called on people to gather in front of the city hall once again.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
And it remains to be seen whether the number of people who are going out today on the sixth night of consecutive protests will match the previous nights.
Global News Podcast
Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
Yes, the primary was actually initially slated only for members of the main opposition party. But after Imamoglu's arrest on the 19th of March, the head of the main opposition announced that there will be solidarity boxes ballots being set up so that people who are not party members could also vote.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
And Özal claimed in a speech yesterday in front of Istanbul City Hall that close to 15 million people have showed up and voted with just 1 million, 1.5 million approximately of them being CHP members. And he said that this number of people voting for Erdogan puts Erdogan's legitimacy in question.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
And he has challenged the Turkish president to early elections because normally the elections are slated for 2028.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
Of course, this is a thorny subject to talk about because when it comes to Turkey's military history, we know of several coups that have been initiated by the military beforehand. But in today's Turkey, it's a much different picture. Now, the main opposition party has been describing the events since the 19th of March as a political coup against them and against their presidential candidate.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
But going beyond that, it's really hard to gauge what is going to happen in the coming days. What we know so far is that Imamoglu's absence, the Istanbul City Council will be gathering on the 26th of March to elect a replacement for Imamoglu.
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Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days
And because the city council, the CHP, has the majority in the council, we are expecting a CHP-nominated candidate to take over Imamoglu's post as he's going through these legal cases.