Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, March 23, 2025. Turkish authorities have detained 1,133 people across Turkey since the start of protests five days ago against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. The detention last Wednesday of Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, has triggered the biggest street protests in Turkey in more than a decade. On Sunday, a court jailed him, pending trial, on corruption charges that he denies   🔗 Read the latest news at our link in bio. 📷 UmitBektas #turkey #istanbul #reuters #reutersphotos #protests #teargas