The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was a turning point for those already angered at political repression and a cost of living crisis The tens of thousands who have taken to Turkey’s streets over the last week are not all supporters of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed political rival o f President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They are outraged because they believe that the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor is a tipping point, with the country sliding from authoritarian democracy to outright autocracy.Authorities have now arrested more than 1,400 protesters, including numerous photojournalists. They are clamping down on coverage of a movement that Mr Erdoğan describes as “evil”, but which is driven by anger at cumulative political repression and the parlous state of the economy. Continue reading... ...read more read less