The Turkish government has responded to widespread protests that have not been observed for over a decade by threatening additional detentions and an extended restriction on gatherings in Ankara. Citizens have been taking to the streets on a daily basis to express their discontent over the imprisonment of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, which represents the climax of a decade-long decline in democratic ideals within the nation.

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