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The suspects, mostly students, are charged with violating Turkey's law on demonstrations.

The opposition leader described the arrest of the İstanbul mayor as a “coup attempt” and alleged that Trump had prior knowledge of it.

Over 300 people, moslty students, were remanded in custody after being detained during the protests.

The government and mainstream channels demonised the boycotters. Implying they were the devil incarnate, destroying the country. However, the channels would repeat how unsuccessful it had been. The wall-to-wall coverage would question such assumptions.

The Justice minister has announced that Polat has been referred to the Forensic Medicine Institution to examine whether he is fit to saty in prison.

Several actors supporting the boycott campaign have been removed from projects ongoing projects by the state broadcaster TRT.

The organizer of the concert scheduled for June came under fire after labeling the ongoing boycott campaign as "treason," which resulted in their inclusion in the campaign as well.

"It is never acceptable for people involved in the projects of TRT, which represents our nation, to be a part of a political campaign, which is clearly initiated by a political party, targets the economy of our country and polarizes the nation," said TRT.

The CHP has expanded its boycott campaign from targeting conglomerates with close ties to the government to a one-day, nationwide no-shopping boycott.

After being contacted by her fans on social media, Norwegian singer Ane Brun has canceled her concert in response to a boycott campaign launched in protest of İstanbul mayor's arrest.

Polat is among the 51 individuals, including Mayor İmamoğlu, who was remanded in custody on Mar 23.

We are not skilled in raising well-equipped people who can find a place for themselves in the administrative bureaucracy, we are skilled in destroying them. I hope that this vicious circle will not befall Mahir and that he will return to his position in a short time.