Turkey's opposition demands presidential elections this year
The largest Turkish opposition party, the CHP, is demanding that the country hold presidential elections this year and that the arrested Ekrem Imamoglu be the party's candidate. Party leader Özgür Özel said this on Sunday, AFP reports.
- You should be pitted against our candidate by November at the latest, Özel said in a speech addressed to President Erdogan.
The election is actually planned to be held no later than May 7, 2028.
Özel also praised the widespread demonstrations in the country that broke out after Imamoglu was arrested.
The largest Turkish opposition party, the CHP, is demanding that the country hold presidential elections this year and that the arrested Ekrem Imamoglu be the party's candidate. Party leader Özgür Özel said this on Sunday, AFP reports.
- You should be pitted against our candidate by November at the latest, Özel said in a speech addressed to President Erdogan.
The election is actually planned to be held no later than May 7, 2028.
Özel also praised the widespread demonstrations in the country that broke out after Imamoglu was arrested.
Turkish opposition calls for continued resistance
Turkey's largest opposition party, the CHP, will hold an extraordinary congress on Sunday to re-elect party leader Özgür Özel, AFP reports. At the same time, widespread protests against President Erdogan continue and Özel is urging people, whether they vote for the CHP or not, to gather outside the congress hall in Ankara to show their dissatisfaction.
- Our congress's main demand will be the release of our presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, says Özel.
The protests in the country broke out after Imamoglu was arrested and imprisoned just days before he was to be elected as a presidential candidate. In connection with the protests, almost 2,000 more people have been arrested.
Turkey's largest opposition party, the CHP, will hold an extraordinary congress on Sunday to re-elect party leader Özgür Özel, AFP reports. At the same time, widespread protests against President Erdogan continue and Özel is urging people, whether they vote for the CHP or not, to gather outside the congress hall in Ankara to show their dissatisfaction.
- Our congress's main demand will be the release of our presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, says Özel.
The protests in the country broke out after Imamoglu was arrested and imprisoned just days before he was to be elected as a presidential candidate. In connection with the protests, almost 2,000 more people have been arrested.
The protests unite old and young: "They are the future"
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested in Turkey since the widespread protests in the country broke out, reports the AP. Among those arrested are many students and other young people.
Student Burak Turan tells how he witnessed how the police arrested dozens of young people in connection with a demonstration.
- They are behaving as if it is war, they are taking advantage of martial law, he says.
The AP reporter has also spoken to a man in his 60s who says he is participating in the demonstrations to support the young people.
"We are not important, but they are. They are our future," he says.
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested in Turkey since the widespread protests in the country broke out, reports the AP. Among those arrested are many students and other young people.
Student Burak Turan tells how he witnessed how the police arrested dozens of young people in connection with a demonstration.
- They are behaving as if it is war, they are taking advantage of martial law, he says.
The AP reporter has also spoken to a man in his 60s who says he is participating in the demonstrations to support the young people.
"We are not important, but they are. They are our future," he says.
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