Istanbul, March 22, 2025 (AFP) - Vast crowds rally in Istanbul in support of arrested mayor

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2025-03-23
Huge crowds gathered outside Istanbul City Hall late Saturday for a fourth night of protests over the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who has blasted official allegations against him as "immoral and baseless". The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 provinces, sparking clashes with riot police in the country's worst street protests in more than a decade. Imamoglu's arrest -- for......
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