Tens of thousands of Turks in Istanbul protest against Erdogan’s policies

Tens of thousands of Turks took to the streets of Istanbul to protest against the policies of the President of the Turkish regime Recep Tayyib Erdogan and his attempts to establish a tyrant dictatorship in  Turkey.

The demonstrators, who represented different Turkish parties and people’s organizations voiced solidarity with the Turkish Peoples’ Democratic Party which Erdogan accuses of terrorism and plans to ban its activities.

Midhat Sinjar, the co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, described Erdogan’s regime as corrupt and fascist and as the enemy of the Turkish people and all peoples of the region.

Sinjar urged all the Turkish opposition parties to join the struggle to get rid of this dangerous regime which poses a threat to the future of Turkey and the region.

In a relevant context, the Turkish regime’s withdrawal from the European Council’s Agreement on Protecting Women and combating Domestic Violence against Women has received wide condemnation inside Turkey.

Head of the Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said that by doing so Erdogan proves that he is against women and their rights, calling on Turkish women to reject and confront this regime’s anti-women policies.

 On her part, Head of Turkey’s the “Good” Party Maral Akshanar criticized Erdogan’s decision, stressing that he should have taken more measures to protect women from violence, murder, rape, forcible marriage and other violations instead of making this decision.

Several Turkish women organizations issued statements condemning Edogan’s decision and affirming that it comes to please the reactionary forces whose support is need by Erdogan to maintain his rule.

Hamda Mustafa