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As the police attempted to disperse the angry protesters using water cannons, the activist was seen running in his Pokémon-themed costume to evade arrest in the early hours of March 27.
Pikachu joins mass protests against Erdogan
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 28, 2025 07:19 IST
The mass protests against the arrest of Istanbul's mayor -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponent -- took a comic turn when a protester in a Pikachu costume outran the police in Antalya.
As the police attempted to disperse the angry protesters using water cannons, the activist was seen running in his Pokmon-themed costume to evade arrest in the early hours of March 27.
According to officials, nearly 2,000 people have been arrested since the detention of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Erdogan's main rival, last week as part of a corruption probe.
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Mar 28, 2025
