Police Officers Use Pepper Spray on a Demonstrator Wearing Dervish Clothes | Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey is seeing massive protests because Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, got arrested on corruption charges. But bahut log bol rahe hain ki yeh political game hai, just to remove him from the 2028 presidential race.

Since his arrest, log sadko pe utar aaye hain in thousands, even though the government has banned protests. Raat ke time protest aur tez ho jata hai, with flares, slogans, and clashes with police. So far, 1,400+ logon ko arrest kar liya gaya hai.

Media waale bhi safe nahi hain—8 journalists ko pakad liya gaya for covering the protests. Press freedom pe bhi sawaal uth rahe hain.

President Erdogan bol rahe hain ki yeh sab natak hai and the protests will end soon. But the opposition party is not backing down. Bachchon ne school boycott kar diya, aur naye protests plan ho rahe hain.

Politics aside, Turkey ki economy bhi hil rahi hai