Turkish Protesters Defy Bans to Rally for Detained Erdogan Rival
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Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested the detention of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest political rival for a third straight evening, extending a standoff that’s rattling investors.
The opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, said more than 200,000 took to the streets in Istanbul, defying a ban on protests imposed by authorities after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention on Wednesday. Halk TV, a pro-opposition channel, showed protesters clashing with police in Izmir province and Ankara, the capital.