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Protesters in Turkey stage one-day shopping boycott
Fine art university students shout slogans as they march past an Expresso Lab coffee bar during a peaceful protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 27, 2025
PROTESTERS in Turkey staged a one-day shopping boycott today after the main opposition called for action against the imprisonment of its presidential candidate.
The boycott, launched by student groups, urged consumers to avoid commercial activity for the day and for businesses to close.
Large-scale anti-government protests began last month after the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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