Protests in Istanbul: Istanbul police officers use anti-riot spray during clashes with people as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Picture by @reuters.com senior photographer @muradsezer.bsky.social
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#Turkey used to be a secular democracy. Under #Erdoğan it has become a religion based dictatorship. Like #Putin and #Xi, he is intolerant of opposition. If you have to imprison your opponents to stay in power you have lost your legitimacy.