Turkey's Kilicdaroglu Says Main Opposition Will Bring Justice
- Main opposition leader speaks after 450km ‘Justice March’
- Calls President Erdogan’s constitutional change ‘illegitimate’
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 09: Thousands of supporters cheer and wave flags while listening to Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu speak on stage during the 'Justice Rally' on July 9, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Justice Rally was held to conclude the 25 day 'Justice March' led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu which saw thousands of people march 425-kilometers from Ankara to Istanbul. The march and the rally were held to protest the conviction of CHP lawmaker Elis Berberoglu and to support an independent an fair judicial system in Turkey.
Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesTurkey will not be ruled by an illegitimate constitution, the nation’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said in a speech marking the end of his 450-kilometer march to Istanbul from Ankara.
“We will bring down the wall of fear,” Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, said at a rally after what he and his supporters called a ‘Justice March’ on Sunday. The march is just the start of a new opposition movement, he said.