Second night of protest breaks out in Istanbul despite ban
Some 37 people have been arrested for "provocative" social media posts, the interior ministry says.
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Imamoglu - a member of the secular Republican People's Party (CHP) and a key rival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - was set to be named as a presidential candidate for the 2028 presidential elections later this week.
On Wednesday, he was one of 106 people held on charges including corruption and aiding terrorist groups.
Since then, authorities in Turkey have arrested dozens of people for "provocative" social media posts.
Responding to the protests, Turkey's President Erdogan accused his political opponents of theatrics for taking part in a second night of demonstrations.
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