The CHP hosted a mass pro-democracy rally last month on Istanbul’s Taksim Square which AKP supporters also attended in a show of patriotic post-coup unity. Huge crowds gather for Turkish pro-democracy rally to show ‘unity’By Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France PresseHundreds of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a pro-democracy rally organised by the ruling party, bringing to an end three weeks of demonstrations in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after last month’s failed coup. - Opposition leaders to attend -On the unity theme, Erdogan invited opposition leaders to address the crowds, except from the pro-Kurdish HDP party. Less than two hours before the start, the square was already a sea of red and white Turkish flags. The leader of the opposition National Movement Party (MHP), said on Twitter he had accepted the Turkish president’s invitation to take part.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 07, 2016 15:33 UTC