ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP called on citizens and residents of Istanbul to gather on Sunday, after police set up barricades in areas around its Istanbul headquarters in what the party leader called a “siege.” The Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been the target of a months-long legal crackdown, which has swept up hundreds of its members — including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival — whose March arrest set off Turkiye’s largest street protests in a decade.

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP called on citizens and residents of Istanbul to gather on Sunday, after police set up barricades in areas around its Istanbul headquarters…

Anhänger der führenden türkischen Oppositionspartei protestieren gegen Repressalien. Erdogans Regierung will das nicht dulden. Nun gilt in Istanbul ein Demonstrationsverbot.

Confrontation follows court ruling that party’s Istanbul provincial chairman be replaced over alleged irregularities.

ISTANBUL: Police used pepper spray inside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkiye’s main opposition party to disperse dozens of party officials Monday, clearing the way for a…