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Mass protests in Turkey over Istanbul mayor's arrest

Name: Mass protests in Turkey over Istanbul mayor's arrest
Uploaded: 2025-03-21T10:29:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 21 s
Description: In Turkey, thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul's city hall Thursday for a second night in a row to protest the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. New York Times reporter Safak Timur joined CBS News to discuss the situation.

In Turkey, thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul's city hall Thursday for a second night in a row to protest the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. New York Times reporter Safak Timur joined CBS News to discuss the situation.