Overview

• Nationwide protests persist following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, with university students and opposition supporters leading peaceful demonstrations.
• Police have employed aggressive tactics, including tear gas and water cannons, and detained thousands, with hundreds facing charges for participating in banned protests.
• The opposition CHP is organizing further demonstrations and nationwide rallies, pressing for İmamoğlu's release and early elections to challenge President Erdoğan's government.
• International criticism grows over Europe's muted response, with Turkish opposition figures and civil society voicing disappointment in the lack of support for democratic norms.
• Institutional repression deepens, with İmamoğlu disqualified from future presidential candidacy after his university diploma was revoked prior to his arrest.