Hundreds gathered at Istanbul's main court on Friday to support an opposition politician who faces 17 years in prison for a series of tweets criticising the government.
Turkish police on Monday arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AKP party, after a mob attack on opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu that sparked widespread criticism.
Leading Istanbul branch has always been the top prize for any aspirant politician within any political party. Canan Kaftancioglu has become new Istanbul head of main opposition Republican…