< IMG Title = "Protests in Turkey: the entry and exit from Istanbul" Width = "632" Height = "356" is limited SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_protesty-632x356.jpg" class = "Main-Image-thumbnail WP-POST-IMAGE "Alt =" Take the Fetchpriority = "High" in the tour srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_protesty-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_Protesty-300x169.jpg 300W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_protesty-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_protesty-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-cloads/2025/03/22/turechchyna_protesty.jpg 1280W "SIZES =" (MAX-WIDTH: 632PX) 100V, 632PX " decoding = "async" /> < p > Türkiye introduced restrictions on the entrance and departure from Istanbul in order to contain a wave of anti -government protests caused by the detention of a well -known opposition policy. reports Bloomberg.
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< p > Turkish authorities also extended the ban on demonstration. Throughout the country, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, demanding the liberation of the Imamoglu — mayor of Istanbul and chief opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
are now watching < p >The Governor of Istanbul on Saturday evening stated that persons who are suspected of intention to take part in protests are prohibited from entry and departure from the city. < p > < p > he also announced that the ban on rallies, which was supposed to end on Sunday, will be extended until March 27. < p > < h2 > detention of the Imamoglu ecrem: what is known
< p > tension in the country worsened after Imamoglu was detained on charges of corruption and terrorism.
< p > mayor of Istanbul, who leads the city with a population of about 16 million people, planned to announce participation in the presidential election during party primaries on Sunday. < p > imamoglu denies all the accusations, calling them politically motivated. At the same time, the Erdogan government claims that it is not related to the judicial persecution of the mayor.
< p > on Saturday the measure was taken to the court, where the issue of his official arrest is being decided. The detention of Imamoglu caused mass protests not only in Istanbul, but also in other large cities, in particular in Ankara and the Western province of Izmir.
< p > according to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Erlikaya, more than 300 protesters were detained throughout the country. < p > Imamoglu already won the candidates from the Erdogan party in local elections and is considered the strongest opponent of the current president in possible future elections. < p > < p > the following presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled for 2028.< p > financial markets sharply reacted to these events: Turkish assets recorded one of the largest falls in the world after the detention of imamoglu. lira is experiencing the worst week decline from 2023.
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