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Turkish opposition leader’s 25-day march to end with rally

A woman supporter tries to reach Kemal Kilicdaroglu, white cap at center, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, on his 400-kilometer (250-mile) "March for Justice", in the outskirts of Istanbul, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Many thousands of people have joined the march, led by Kilicdaroglu from the capital Ankara to an Istanbul prison, began to denounce the imprisonment of a party lawmaker but has grown into a wider protest of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies and the large-scale government crackdown on opponents in the wake of July 2016's failed coup attempt. (AP Photo)
A woman supporter tries to reach Kemal Kilicdaroglu, white cap at center, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, on his 400-kilometer (250-mile) "March for Justice", in the outskirts of Istanbul, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Many thousands of people have joined the march, led by Kilicdaroglu from the capital Ankara to an Istanbul prison, began to denounce the imprisonment of a party lawmaker but has grown into a wider protest of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies and the large-scale government crackdown on opponents in the wake of July 2016's failed coup attempt. (AP Photo) A woman supporter tries to reach Kemal Kilicdaroglu, white cap at center, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, on his 400-kilometer (250-mile) "March for Justice", in the outskirts of Istanbul, Saturday, July 8, 2017. Many thousands of people have joined the march, led by Kilicdaroglu from the capital Ankara to an Istanbul prison, began to denounce the imprisonment of a party lawmaker but has grown into a wider protest of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies and the large-scale government crackdown on opponents in the wake of July 2016's failed coup attempt. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press 1 min read

ISTANBUL (AP) – The leader of the main opposition party in Turkey is set to complete the final stretch of a 25-day “March for Justice” from the capital Ankara to Istanbul.

Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu launched the 425-kilometer (265 miles) march after a parliamentarian was imprisoned in June, but the outcry has since grown to protest the massive crackdown that began after last summer’s failed coup attempt.

Tens of thousands of people have joined Kilicdaroglu on his march in scorching heat, chanting “rights, law, justice.” Kilicdaroglu will walk the final leg alone and end the march Sunday with a mass rally in Istanbul.

Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin said 15,000 police officers have been dispatched for security. The U.S. Consulate issued a security message asking American citizens to exercise caution.