Ankara, Türkiye - March 25, 2025 [WARNING: (Video contains) violent content] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for provoking a movement of violence as protests in the country continued for a sixth night. Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main political rival, was detained on corruption charges. Imamoglu said the allegations against him were politically motivated, a claim Erdogan has denied. Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), which announced Imamoglu as its presidential candidate on Sunday, said the demonstrations will end on Tuesday without saying what the next steps would be. Earlier, Erdogan had labelled the demonstrations evil and blamed the opposition for disturbing the peace of our citizens with provocations. Speaking from Ankara, Turkey's capital, Erdogan called for the protests to end and said that instead of responding to allegations, opposition parties had made the most vile and unlawful statements in our political history for [the last] five days. On Monday, vehicles carrying water cannons were seen close to the city hall, though protests appeared to be largely peaceful with no repeat of the fierce clashes seen on Sunday. In figures released before Monday evening's gatherings, the Turkish government said 1,133 people had been arrested since the protests began. Video Location: Ankara, Turkey X/Yusra_Batihan