Pikachu costume becomes a talking point at protests! Reaction from AKP's Hasan Kaçan was swift

Protests that began following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor and CHP presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu continue across the country.

BECAME A TALKING POINT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

During the moments of protest reflected on social media, some colorful scenes have also emerged.

In the Muratpaşa district of Antalya, footage captured police teams, who intervened to disperse demonstrators at an event held for İmamoğlu, chasing a protester wearing a Pikachu costume for a long time. Images of the protester posing with police officers also became a talking point.

TARGETED PIKACHU!

Actor Hasan Kaçan, known for his closeness to the AKP, targeted the Pikachu character, making the following post on his social media account:

These are all specially designed agency work. It is an effort to make lawlessness and vandalism look cute to young people. From the gas-masked whirling dervish figure to the Pikachu character, from the one proposing marriage in front of the police to the one in the Spider-Man costume, it is a professional production. The characters are actors in a written script. There is nothing funny here. There is brutality, looting, and vandalism. There is an agency's perception management campaign. https://t.co/2PtHtvyd2u

— Hasan Kaçan (@hetenketenabi) March 27, 2025

"These are all specially designed agency work. It is an effort to make lawlessness and vandalism look cute to young people. From the gas-masked whirling dervish figure to the Pikachu character, from the one proposing marriage in front of the police to the one in the Spider-Man costume, it is a professional production. The characters are actors in a written script. There is nothing funny here. There is brutality, looting, and vandalism. There is an agency's perception management campaign."

News Source: 12punto