“There has never been such a catastrophe in the history of the republic,” said Kemal Kilidaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party, blaming the fall in currency against President Recep Erdogan, who has led the country since 2003.
By the evening of November 23, 13.4 lire was given for one dollar. After a record fall in the national currency, people are afraid of rising food prices.
Residents of Ankara and Istanbul took to the streets with their pots and pans to protest against the collapse of the national currency.
In the city of Batikent, near the Turkish capital, citizens chanted the slogans “Erdogan’s resignation” and “Government’s resignation”.
In Istanbul, members of the Labor Party of Turkey made a media statement in front of the Central Bank after the march. Members of the Turkish Communist Party also took part in the protests. The police closed off the Taksim square in Istanbul.
The action in Kadıköy continues: “People are in power to the AKP grave” pic.twitter.com/3e8ZjbUyE5
— firat (@firatfstk) November 23, 2021
Students at METU “METU is standing, #government resignHe started the march with the slogan “
Students at METU, reacting to the incessant rise of the dollar, started to take action. # Dolar12TL pic.twitter.com/os7Wl3hPV9
— Esra Tokat (@tokatesraa) November 23, 2021
We are on the streets in Kadıköy against price hikes, poverty, the power of capital, and the one-man government. We call on our people to raise this call, to raise their voices against those who impose misery on us, and to the streets. #GovernmentResign pic.twitter.com/ghbia9w1sb
— Labor Party Kadıköy (@emepkadikoy) November 23, 2021
#Ankara Voices are rising in Batıkent, too.
those who can’t get along #GovernmentResign walking with slogans pic.twitter.com/SmegNJrVnW
— People’s Houses (@People’s Houses) November 23, 2021
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