Turkey launches probe into calls for economic boycott after Istanbul mayor’s arrest

Turkey's protests over arrest of Erdogan rival take new angle: Boycott shopping

Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor — the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — took a new direction Wednesday with calls for a one-day shopping boycott. The student groups behind the call also urged businesses to close Wednesday. Large-scale anti-government protests began…

In protest against the detention of the Istanbul mayor, many people in Turkey stopped all consumption on Wednesday. The government speaks of »Sabotage«, investigations have been initiated.

The European Union (EU) said on Wednesday it would reassess its relations with Turkey amid a worrying crackdown on anti-government protests.

Protests against Istanbul mayor's arrest morph into shopping boycott

Ekrem İmamoğlu faces corruption and terrorism charges that critics say are politically motivated but the government insists the judiciary is independent and free of political interference.

All residents of Turkey are to renounce all consumption for one day. With the boycott call, the students want to increase the pressure on the government.

The party of the imprisoned opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu calls for the boycott of government-oriented companies. The Turkish government values this as a sabotage attempt.