WATCH: Massive protests rock Turkey following arrest of Istanbul mayor, Erdoğan’s leading opponent

On March 19, 2025, thousands protested across Turkey due to the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, over allegations of forging his university degree and other charges.

I don’t know why Turkey is suddenly on fire tonight, but there are HUGE uprisings all over the country against Erdogan’s regime.

Watch this space.

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— ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) March 19, 2025

TURKEY: MASS PROTESTS AGAINST ERDOĞAN

Hundreds of thousands of Turks took to the streets, after the detention of Istanbul mayor and Erdogan’s opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu.

These protests , calling for a revolution are happening in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Trabzon, and… pic.twitter.com/G89t1nfp0J

— Voice From The East (@EasternVoices) March 19, 2025

Protests erupted in Turkey calling for Erdogan’s resignation with a nation wide media blackout. Why isn’t the mainstream media covering this? pic.twitter.com/zN4XTk0a0B

— Hadi (@HadiNasrallah) March 19, 2025

BREAKING: Massive protests have erupted across Turkey after its President locked up the mayor of Istanbul because he was a political rival.

Turkey has become a fascist state and the people are sick and tired of it. pic.twitter.com/ub3oyaqwJy

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 19, 2025

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