Another Erdoğan-coup.
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President of CHP, the party the Mayor whose arrest ignited the anti-coup protests belong to, tells the anti-coup protesters that they are a million united, that they've won back the streets and squares.
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A view of the heavy repression against anti-coup protesters in Ankara, using pepper spray and water cannons:
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Pro-coup cops also violently repressing protest against Erdoğan's coup in Turkey-held part of Cyprus:
Latest summary updates from the worldwide news agencies on Erdoğan's current coup to eliminate the probable foremost opposition candidate in the upcoming election.
Reuters (currently just 1 sentence): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-court-jails-istanbul-mayor-pending-trial-2025-03-23/
AP a bit more: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-mayor-jailed-istanbul-f962743f724f00a318f84ffaed7f58de
AFP, a proper article: https://news.yahoo.com/erdogans-turkey-young-protesters-want-183745378.htmlAs background, again the five years old long article on the politicized courts system under Erdoğan where judges giving undesired rulings are just replaced until the regime's desired outcome is achieved, as "terrorism"-charges are habitually used against entirely electoral politicians to have them removed and imprisoned de facto for being elected while from "wrong" party:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-judges-specialreport/special-report-how-turkeys-courts-turned-on-erdogans-foes-idUSKBN22G17N/?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 -
Latest summary updates from the worldwide news agencies on Erdoğan's current coup to eliminate the probable foremost opposition candidate in the upcoming election.
Reuters (currently just 1 sentence): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-court-jails-istanbul-mayor-pending-trial-2025-03-23/
AP a bit more: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-mayor-jailed-istanbul-f962743f724f00a318f84ffaed7f58de
AFP, a proper article: https://news.yahoo.com/erdogans-turkey-young-protesters-want-183745378.htmlAs background, again the five years old long article on the politicized courts system under Erdoğan where judges giving undesired rulings are just replaced until the regime's desired outcome is achieved, as "terrorism"-charges are habitually used against entirely electoral politicians to have them removed and imprisoned de facto for being elected while from "wrong" party:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-judges-specialreport/special-report-how-turkeys-courts-turned-on-erdogans-foes-idUSKBN22G17N/?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29The second largest opposition party in Turkey's electoral system, the anti-racist DEM Party "have strongly condemned the decision to formally arrest Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu" of the largest opposition party, CHP.
https://medyanews.net/formal-arrest-of-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-political-coup-say-dem-party-co-chairs/Also, the jailed "Mayor of Istanbul releases message on social media" https://medyanews.net/imprisoned-mayor-of-istanbul-releases-message-on-social-media/ among other things declaring that "We will eliminate this coup [...]".
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The second largest opposition party in Turkey's electoral system, the anti-racist DEM Party "have strongly condemned the decision to formally arrest Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu" of the largest opposition party, CHP.
https://medyanews.net/formal-arrest-of-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-political-coup-say-dem-party-co-chairs/Also, the jailed "Mayor of Istanbul releases message on social media" https://medyanews.net/imprisoned-mayor-of-istanbul-releases-message-on-social-media/ among other things declaring that "We will eliminate this coup [...]".
Erdoğan's coup continues...
Mayor of "İstanbul's İmamoğlu, two district mayors suspended from office" by Interior Ministry announcement
https://bianet.org/haber/istanbuls-imamoglu-two-district-mayors-suspended-from-office-305760
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/845067/turkish-interior-ministry-says-suspends-imamoglu-as-istanbul-mayor/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=RssNote that this follows about a decade of the same pattern in primarily the southeast, deposing the elected for being opposition to Erdoğan's AKP and ally fascist MHP, to then replace them with "trustees" appointed by the governor which in turn was appointed by Erdoğan's decree.
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Erdoğan's coup continues...
Mayor of "İstanbul's İmamoğlu, two district mayors suspended from office" by Interior Ministry announcement
https://bianet.org/haber/istanbuls-imamoglu-two-district-mayors-suspended-from-office-305760
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/845067/turkish-interior-ministry-says-suspends-imamoglu-as-istanbul-mayor/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=RssNote that this follows about a decade of the same pattern in primarily the southeast, deposing the elected for being opposition to Erdoğan's AKP and ally fascist MHP, to then replace them with "trustees" appointed by the governor which in turn was appointed by Erdoğan's decree.
Governorship of Ankara, which includes Turkey's capital city, reportedly suspended bus and metro/subway to the Middle East Technical University, where much of the protests against Erdoğan's current coup have been taking place.
The Governor is... surprise: of Erdoğan's AK Party. -
Governorship of Ankara, which includes Turkey's capital city, reportedly suspended bus and metro/subway to the Middle East Technical University, where much of the protests against Erdoğan's current coup have been taking place.
The Governor is... surprise: of Erdoğan's AK Party.Turkey's State censorship agency RTÜK warns that they may revoke licenses of opposition news-media, as coverage of protests against Erdoğan's current coup continues.
https://medyanews.net/turkish-press-regulator-threatens-opposition-media-outlets-with-closure-amid-protests/ -
Turkey's State censorship agency RTÜK warns that they may revoke licenses of opposition news-media, as coverage of protests against Erdoğan's current coup continues.
https://medyanews.net/turkish-press-regulator-threatens-opposition-media-outlets-with-closure-amid-protests/15-minute livestream-recording which ended 20 minutes ago from a protest against dictator Erdoğan's currently ongoing coup, by university students in İzmir, W Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxQhBi86kQ -
15-minute livestream-recording which ended 20 minutes ago from a protest against dictator Erdoğan's currently ongoing coup, by university students in İzmir, W Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxQhBi86kQCurrent livestreams:
Ankara university students protest arrest of İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, dictator Erdoğan's currently ongoing coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGS4kOfaTYIProtest in İzmir, W Turkey, organized by İmamoğlu's party CHP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALWamXhOy0 -
Current livestreams:
Ankara university students protest arrest of İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, dictator Erdoğan's currently ongoing coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGS4kOfaTYIProtest in İzmir, W Turkey, organized by İmamoğlu's party CHP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALWamXhOy0Now also live, from the main protest in İstanbul against dictator Erdoğan's coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-BGgZZw_Jc -
Now also live, from the main protest in İstanbul against dictator Erdoğan's coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-BGgZZw_JcLivestream of protest in front of Şişli Municipality in İstanbul, whose Mayor also was desposed by Erdoğan's regime today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVXmp1DKqVMLivestream of the main protest in the capital city Ankara, at Güven Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHZfEqVFI4YAnd also livestream of the protest in Bursa, major city near İstanbul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdsUZwpgsds -
Livestream of protest in front of Şişli Municipality in İstanbul, whose Mayor also was desposed by Erdoğan's regime today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVXmp1DKqVMLivestream of the main protest in the capital city Ankara, at Güven Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHZfEqVFI4YAnd also livestream of the protest in Bursa, major city near İstanbul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdsUZwpgsds -
The pro-coup cops assaulted with chemical weapons against the main anti-coup protest in İstanbul
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TİP, Workers' Party of Turkey, demo joined the main protest in İstanbul, against dictator Erdoğan's current coup:
Livestream of police's repression and arrests at the main protest in İstanbul for protesting against Erdoğan's current coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZWotZSvO4New livestream for the Ankara anti-coup protest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCmE2wvdn0 -
Livestream of police's repression and arrests at the main protest in İstanbul for protesting against Erdoğan's current coup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZWotZSvO4New livestream for the Ankara anti-coup protest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCmE2wvdn0 -
It seems the extension of the blanket ban against all protests, press conferences and gatherings in İstanbul, aimed at the protests against Erdoğan's current coup, didn't work either.
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Some Turkey anti-coup livestreams at this moment:
Main protest in İstanbul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhMhtZcXb5Y
Main protest in capital city Ankara:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCmE2wvdn0
Police brutality and arrests for repression by pro-coup cops in İzmir, W Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnZ9_BoQYI
Arrests and repression also in the major city Bursa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWkmz75O5Vo