
The Republican People's organization (CHP), the main opposition group, reported that about 300,000 people had gathered at the protest in front of the office of the 16-million-dollar Istanbul authorities on Friday evening. Protesters expressed solidarity with the detainee on Wednesday Imamoglu, who is considered to be president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political rival. This is the 3rd night of protests.
clashes with the Istanbul and Izmir police
In Istanbul and Izmir in the west of Turkey there were clashes between protesters and police on Friday night, reports AFP and Turkish media. According to the agency in the first of the cities, police utilized rubber bullets against collected people.
In Izmir, Turkey's 3rd largest city, safety forces utilized water cannons.

Turkey. Protests in Istanbul
The AP agency previously stated that on Thursday the most fierce clashes occurred in Ankara. To disperse the demonstration crowd, police utilized teardrop gas and water cannons. Students said rubber bullets were used. The authorities denied reports of specified coercion. In Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir there is no convention.

Turkey. Protests in Istanbul