Protests in Türkiye have reached a fifth consecutive day, with over 1100 demonstrators arrested so far.
Mid last week, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and jailed, sparking the protests as he is the Turkish President's, Tayyip Erdogan, main political rival for the next presidential race in 2028.
Imamoglu was jailed on corruption charges, which he denies.
In series of posts on social media he called on people to keep protesting but urged them to stay away from conflicts.
“I’m working hard, I will work even harder. Where I am does not matter,” Imamoglu wrote.
The demonstration over the weekend marked the largest protests so far, with hundreds of thousands of people reported to be protesting.
The number of arrests was reported by Turkiye' Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya to be 1133, including at least nineteen journalists according to the the Journalists' Union of Turkiye.
He also reported that 123 police officers had been injured in the protests.
