Thousands of people call for the overthrow of the Erdogan government

Tens of thousands demonstrated on Wednesday evening in Istanbul on Wednesday evening to demand the resignation of the government of Erdogan for the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul Akram Imamoglu.

In order to prevent the organization of demonstrations, many roads have been closed and restrictions have been imposed on certain social media platforms, in addition to the prohibition to demonstrate four days.

However, despite the ban, many gathered outside the Istanbul police headquarters, the city’s municipality council and outside the siege of the Republican Popular Party to which Imamoglu belongs.

The Turkish authorities had arrested 100 people, including the mayor of Istanbul and many other eminent personalities.

Imamoglu is the leader of the popular opposition and the most important competitor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Turkish Minister of the Interior, Ali Yerli Qaya, said today, on Thursday, the authorities had arrested 37 suspects for them when they have published “provocative leaflets inciting crime and hatred” concerning the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul Akram Imamoglu.

Türkiye arrested Imamoglu, the most eminent political competitors of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to include corruption and assistance to a terrorist group, in a decision criticized by the main opposition party and considered as an “attempt to count the next president”.