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Anti-Erdoğan government protests spread to fifty-five of Turkey's eighty-one provinces, with Republican

2025 Turkish protests — Anti-Erdoğan government protests spread to fifty-five of Turkey's eighty-one provinces, with Republican People's Party leader Özgür Özel estimating that over half a million protest

Published March 22, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Turkish protests.

Anti-Erdoğan government protests spread to fifty-five of Turkey's eighty-one provinces, with Republican People's Party leader Özgür Özel estimating that over half a million protesters are demonstrating in Istanbul alone. At least 343 protesters are arrested by Turkish police. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250322-more-than-340-held-after-mass-protests-in-turkey (France 24)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-03-22).