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It's a long wait outside this courthouse in Istanbul
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Some families have been here for days, not knowing when their loved ones will be released
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Among them, a mother tries to reassure her 18-year-old son. We're all with you, my child
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You didn't seize anyone's property. You didn't launder money. You didn't steal
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You didn't take anyone's honor. You sought your rights. According to Turkey's Interior Ministry
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nearly 2,000 people have been detained since the beginning of the protests
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that have swept across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekram Imamulu
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260 cases are pending trial. This lawyer says most of them are young people
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Their aim is to prevent these young people from taking to the streets until the demonstrations are over
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The protest movement has been described as the last, largest street unrest in Turkey in more than a decade
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It was kick-started when Imamulu, the leader of the opposition's CHP party
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and the chief rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on corruption charges
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more than a week ago. Erdogan has consistently justified his arrest and the subsequent police clamp down
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Of course, we will not turn a blind eye to the disruption of public order during the
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process. Our security units will take the necessary action against anyone who covers their face
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attacks the police, or harasses our people while they are out doing their job. Journalists
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lawyers and students are among those arrested. Some of them were not even born when Erdogan began
