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00:00So, in 2016, there was a failed coup attempt in Turkey.
00:05What has sparked the latest democratic movement against President Erdogan?
00:10Good evening from Turkey.
00:12Well, the latest developments are definitely very, very important
00:17and it's been on the news everywhere around the world.
00:22One thing that could be said is that it's the first time since the Gezi protests
00:28which took place in 2013, that we see such mass protestation going on around the country.
00:36The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, of course, as you know,
00:41was arrested on corruption charges and pending the result of the court hearings,
00:48he will be taken off duty from the position.
00:52Now, when you look at what the opposition is saying, the CHP,
00:57the main opposition party to which Ekrem İmamoğlu belongs,
01:01they're saying that this is a politically motivated development
01:05because they see, and most of the commentators around the world seem to see the same thing,
01:12that President Erdogan is getting rid of his political rivals,
01:17in a sense, taking them off the political agenda,
01:21where they can no longer be a rival to him in the next general election.