Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, Turkish protests spread to the streets of Berlin

2025-03-30 22:46:23 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, Turkish protests spread to the streets of Berlin

Several hundred people took part in a protest in Berlin on Sunday in support of Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest has sparked Turkey's worst street riots in more than a decade.

Organizers said about 1,000 people took part in the demonstration in central Berlin.

Many of them wore Imamoglu masks or held banners with slogans such as "We are all Imamoglu" and denouncing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"With the Erdogan government, Turkey is going in the wrong direction ," said a Turkish businessman.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey since Imamoglu was arrested on March 19 on corruption charges that his supporters say are false.

The mass protests have sparked a repressive government response that has been sharply condemned by human rights groups and drawn criticism from abroad.

 

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