- Title: University students protest on second day of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's detention
- Date: 20th March 2025
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 20, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTING STUDENTS HOLDING BANNERS AND CHANTING STUDENTS CHANTING, HOLDING BLACK AND YELLOW BANNERS READING (Turkish): "We will build sovereign and democratic universities together." / "Salvation is on the street not at the ballot box." / "Oppression cannot make us yield," / "The decree is from the palace, the streets
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- Keywords: Ekrem Imamoglu Istanbul Protest Turkey sit in
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Europe,Middle East,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001033120032025RP1
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- Story Text: Istanbul University students on Thursday (March 20) staged a protest on the second day of the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Reuters footage showed students chanting slogans and holding banners with messages such as "We will build sovereign and democratic universities together" and "Shoulder to shoulder against fascism."
Students from various universities also took to the streets and were reportedly heading to gather at Besiktas Square.
Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday (March 19) on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party on Wednesday called "a coup against our next president."
The move against the popular two-term mayor caps a months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures across the country which has been criticized as a politicized attempt to hurt their electoral prospects and silence dissent.
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