Rival demonstrators come together to oppose Turkey’s government

University students march past a photograph of Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Istanbul (Francisco Seco/AP)

The arrest of an opposition presidential candidate last month has triggered Turkey’s largest anti-government protests in more than a decade, uniting demonstrators from different walks of life and sometimes diametrically opposed political views.

It includes supporters of popular Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and young people who see all politicians as ineffective. Protesters range from the socialist left to the ultra-nationalist right, and from university students to retirees.