Turkey's CHP party leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in prison
İmamoğlu's arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.
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İmamoğlu's arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.
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00:00Mass protests in Turkey continued for the seventh night on Tuesday as thousands of opposition
00:06supporters rallied outside Istanbul's City Hall in support of the jailed mayor, Ekrem
00:11Imamoglu.
00:12Police dispersed the protesters who gathered, waving flags and chanting slogans.
00:17Earlier, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again warned the protesters to know their
00:22limits.
00:23Meanwhile, the head of Turkey's main opposition party visited Imamoglu in prison on Tuesday,
00:53where he held a two-hour meeting.
00:55Arrested on 19 March on corruption charges, Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as the main challenger
01:01to President Erdogan's 22-year rule.
01:04His arrest has sparked demonstrations in cities across the country.