March for 'justice' by Erdogan opponents in Turkey gains momentum and alarms governme

[ckaihatsu]

The midday sun was roasting, their limbs were aching, and the protesters, from Turkey's largest opposition party, still had 125 miles to march before Istanbul, their destination. The road had been hard: One elderly protester died of cardiac arrest, and another was hospitalized with heart spasms.


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[ckaihatsu]

Every day, tens of thousands of Turkish citizens are walking to demand justice. We began in Ankara on 15 June and we are marching to Istanbul, walking for almost 20km (13 miles) every day. We are demanding justice and the rule of law for everyone living in Turkey.


More... (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/06/turkey-crisis-justice-defence-democratic-values)

[ckaihatsu]

Large numbers have joined the march since it began in Ankara on 15 June. Opposition and protest leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu criticised the wave of arrests and imprisonments that followed last year's failed coup.


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