Opposition Rally in Turkey Marred by Stone-Throwing Attack on İmamoğlu's Bus

Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul Mayor and vice presidential candidate for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), had his election bus attacked with stones during a rally in Erzurum. İmamoğlu criticized security forces and officials for not preventing the attack and called on the government to stop using polarizing language. The attack stirred a huge reaction among opposition figures and citizens, and comes amid a trend of organized attacks against opposition parties and their offices.