Thousands of protesters have filled the streets of Istanbul in a large show of public defiance.
The demonstrations were sparked by the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu who was jailed last week on corruption charges.
Opposition leaders say the charges are politically motivated.
Al Jazeera’s Aksel Zaimovic reports from Istanbul, Turkiye.
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