Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan affirmedthat the opposition seeks to "create chaos" through demonstrations.
In a speech following an iftar ceremony, Erdoğan said, "Theera of street protests targeting leftist organizations, marginalized groups,and saboteurs is over," referring to the demonstrations that spread fromIstanbul to Ankara and Izmir in response to the arrest of Istanbul's mayor,Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges.
Erdoğan accused the main opposition of doing everything possible to“disturb the comfort of citizens and fuel division, from assaulting the policeto threatening judges and using street terrorism to pressure the nationalwill,” urging them to allow the courts to make their decision without anypressure.
Addressing the Republican People's Party (CHP), to which İmamoğlubelongs, the president alleged that the party has shifted from representing thedemands of its voters in parliament to becoming "a tool justifying thecorruption of some municipal thieves."
Erdoğan also highlighted the CHP's inability to address corruptionallegations, criticizing the opposition for attempting to “instigate chaos” incities through their gatherings and demonstrations.
The Turkish president's statements come as authorities extended theban on gatherings and protests across Istanbul from midnight tonight untilmidnight next Wednesday.
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