{"id":3894,"date":"2025-03-26T18:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2025-03-26T18:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:38:13","slug":"turkey-istanbul-mayor-protests-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3894","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One week after the Turkish government arrested the mayor of Istanbul, who is the top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the political opposition on Wednesday pressed new tactics to fight what it called an assault on the country\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The arrest has set off nightly demonstrations that have drawn hundreds of thousands of antigovernment protesters to the streets of Istanbul and other cities. Now, Mr. Erdogan\u2019s opponents are calling on Turks to boycott companies said to support Mr. Erdogan and vowing to organize a mass protest on Saturday in place of the smaller rallies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The shift in tactics \u2014 including holding public fast-breaking meals for people observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan \u2014 came amid a government crackdown on protesters. The government has issued protest bans in major cities and limited access to social media sites; some protesters have clashed with riot police using water cannons and pepper spray to clear them from the streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than 1,300 people have been arrested in recent days in connection with the demonstrations, the Interior Ministry said, and about 170 have been jailed pending trial. Those arrested included 11 journalists, some of whom remained in custody on Wednesday, including a photographer for Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The government has accused Mr. Imamoglu, 54, of leading a criminal organization in City Hall and accepting bribes, rigging bids and misusing citizens\u2019 personal data. He has denied the charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Erdogan has described the protesters, many of whom are university students, as violent vandals and has accused the country\u2019s main opposition party of stirring up trouble to distract from the accusations against the mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cA great country like Turkey has a very small, very underdeveloped, very inadequate main opposition party,\u201d Mr. Erdogan said on Monday. \u201cIt has become clear that you cannot trust them to run even a snack shop, let alone the state or the municipalities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While some European leaders have called on Turkey to uphold the rule of law, senior White House officials have not publicly commented on Mr. Imamoglu\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump complimented Turkey and Mr. Erdogan in a meeting on Tuesday with ambassadorial nominees. \u201cGood place,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I2T6CPHzzBI\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Trump said<\/a>. \u201cGood leader, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, Istanbul\u2019s City Council elected an interim mayor \u2014 Nuri Aslan, who previously served as the council\u2019s deputy head \u2014 to run the city of 16 million people while Mr. Imamoglu remained in detention. The opposition holds a majority on the council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The head of Mr. Imamoglu\u2019s Republican People\u2019s Party, Ozgur Ozel, has criticized pro-government news outlets for not sufficiently covering the protests. And the party has called for a boycott of Turkish businesses connected to those outlets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A website launched to coordinate the boycott lists the names and logos of 20 companies, including a number of television channels, a popular coffee chain, an online bookstore and a tour company owned by Mr. Erdogan\u2019s tourism minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Criticizing the call for a boycott, Mr. Erdogan on Wednesday accused the opposition of \u201csinking the economy\u201d with its protests and being \u201cso frenzied that they would throw the country and the nation into the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Erdogan, 71, who has led Turkey as prime minister and president since 2003, is in his second presidential term, which expires in 2028. The Constitution bars him from running again unless Parliament calls for early elections, which are widely expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many in Turkey say they believe that the sudden moves against Mr. Imamoglu last week sought to exclude him from the presidential race before it begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week after the Turkish government arrested the mayor of Istanbul, who is the top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the political opposition on Wednesday pressed new tactics to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":562,"featured_media":3895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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