The national protests in Turkey are expanding. Hundreds of thousands have already gone on the street, more than 1400 people have been arrested. “In every city we come, we will keep the biggest rallies in their history,” said the head of the CHP party, Özgür Özel.
The protests would continue until the early presidential elections were to be applied whether the former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, was released from prison. The belief in imamoglu and democracy will make demonstrations more tormented and stronger. He was arrested to prevent him from becoming the next president of Türkiye.
Imamoglu is even potentially a challenge for Erdogans in the presidential elections in three years. He was arrested on March 19 for corruption and terrorist allegations and left as mayor on Sunday. Imamoglu denies the allegations and accuses the government of political motives.
A lot of frustration among young people
The protests are mainly supported by young people. For example, students organize lectures on telegram groups and boycotting. Many complain about the worse quality at the universities that the government has founded and whose director President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has chosen. A favorite economy and a lack of equal opportunities are criticized.
Moreover, Erdogan’s conservative cultural policy and an economic crisis cause displeasure. Inflation in Turkey was almost 40 percent in February. High -qualified specialists such as doctors have been migrating for years.
Many older people who still know the country without Erdogan mix with the demonstrators. He has been ruling since 2003, initially as Prime Minister. “Can you spend your life with just one man?” You can always read. According to political scientists, the president is no longer to put in the state.
Source: Krone
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