Hundreds of thousands join protest in defence of Erdoğan rival jailed in Turkey

Hundreds of thousands of people attended the protest called by Özgur Özel, the head of the opposition Republican People’s party (CHP), in a spot far from Istanbul's city centre. Özel claimed 2.2 million people attended the protest. He told the French daily Le Monde that Saturday rallies would become a weekly occurrence in cities across Turkey, while the CHP would hold similar gatherings in Istanbul each Wednesday
Turkish opposition calls mass rally in defence of jailed Istanbul mayor