Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have taken a new direction with calls for a one-day shopping boycott.

The students’ boycott call sparked a quick response from the government.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya called it “sabotage” and a “coup attempt against our economy,” while Trade Minister Omer Bolat said companies that suffer financial losses would be able to file a claim for compensation against those calling for the boycott.

  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.inEnglish
    35·
    1 day ago

    Today we have organised as no purchase day, and we already were boycotting all the companies listed on this site

    These are the companies that profit off of Erdogan government’s policies, listed by the main opposition party, CHP.

  • MudMan@fedia.io
    810·
    1 day ago

    Holy crap, they also got two million people on the streets. How far are people willing to go to feign outrage without actually having to get off their butts and do absolutely anything?