A striking act of resistance! Gas-masked dervish stands against police barricade
Protests that began in Saraçhane following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu continue following the arrest decision announced this morning. While police interventions are intense, striking moments are also occurring during the demonstrations. As citizens continue to take to the streets to protest the arrest decision, interesting scenes have emerged during the events.
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Following the arrest decision for IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, protests continue in Saraçhane, where police interventions and striking moments are occurring side by side. During the demonstrations, a protester wearing a gas mask and a traditional dervish hat (sikke) was captured on camera spinning like a dervish in front of a police barricade. This unusual scene spread rapidly on social media and became a trending topic.
FIRST THE BALLOT BOX, THEN SARAÇHANE
Since the morning hours, millions of citizens have gone to the locations designated by the CHP to vote for Ekrem İmamoğlu in the primary election. Following the election process, the crowd gathered in Saraçhane continued their demonstrations to protest the arrest decision. While police teams continued their interventions against the protesters, the interesting moments experienced during the actions left their mark on the agenda.
GAS-MASKED DERVISH AGAINST THE BARRICADE
One of the most striking moments during the protests was a protester wearing a gas mask spinning like a dervish in front of the police barricade. This unusual form of protest by the citizen, who was wearing a sikke and a gas mask, was captured by the cameras of other participants in the demonstration. These images spread rapidly on social media and became a trending topic.