Turkey protest: Thousands rally in Istanbul on final day of anti-govt march
[caption id=“attachment_3794285” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] On Sunday, thousands of supporters marched into Istanbul in the final leg of the 25-day march against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3794289” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The 400-kilometre (250-mile) “March for Justice” began in Ankara on 15 June to criticise the imprisonment of a party lawmaker but later grew into a movement for the citizens to voice their concerns over various government policies after July 2016’s failed coup attempt.
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On Sunday, thousands of supporters marched into Istanbul in the final leg of the 25-day march against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AP
The 400-kilometre (250-mile) "March for Justice" began in Ankara on 15 June to criticise the imprisonment of a party lawmaker but later grew into a movement for the citizens to voice their concerns over various government policies after July 2016's failed coup attempt. AP
The movement was launched by the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu as Enis Berberoglu, an MP from his party was arrested for allegedly arrested for revealing documents that linked the Turkish government's funding to jihadists in Syria.AP
Kemal Kilicdaroglu led the protest and as thousands of his supporters shouted anti-government slogans demanding rights, law and justice.AP
Turkish Army officers lined the highway as the march continued. Previously, Kilicdaroglu had announced that he would walk the final three kilometres alone.AP