Thousands of people joined Turkey’s main Opposition party in Istanbul on Friday on a “march for justice,” begun three weeks ago to protest the jailing of one of its lawmakers, as it wound its way into the city.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the People’s Republican Party (CHP), has been walking since June 15 without party insignia, carrying a sign bearing the word “justice” in Turkish.
Some analysts have said Kilicdaroglu’s 450-kilometre trek from Ankara to Istanbul is a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but the Turkish strongman has regarded it with disdain.