President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the protesters of supporting terrorism.
In the centre of Istanbul anti-government rally was held, which was attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
Before that, the protesters marched from Ankara to Istanbul.
“March of justice” participants of which traveled more than 400 kilometers, was launched in the Turkish capital on June 15. The participants are protesting against massive dismissals and arrests that followed the failed attempt of a military coup last summer.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the protesters of supporting terrorism and said that the Republican people’s party (CHP), who organized the March, beyond the opposition of activity and operates in conjunction with terrorist groups.
The leader of CHP, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has called for a March after one of the members of the party Enis Berberoglu was sentenced to 25 years in prison for disclosing to the press details about the search of trucks belonging to National intelligence organization (MIT) and bound for Syria. Berberoglu rejects the charges against him. The meeting was held in Istanbul in the Maltepe district, where the arrested MP.
More than 50 thousand people were arrested and 140 thousand fired or suspended from work after a failed coup attempt last year. Arrests of human rights activists and leading journalists sparked international condemnation.
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