Tens of thousands took to the streets of Turkey as Istanbul mayor, opposition presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested, sparking one of the largest protests in a decade.
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00:00Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul clashing with police
00:04after the mayor was jailed on corruption charges. Many of Ekrem Imamoglu's
00:09supporters view his arrest as an attempt by the government to block his
00:13presidential bid. They've launched the biggest protest in Turkey in over a
00:17decade despite bans on street gatherings.