TURKEY. Sakarya. 2017. Turkish soldiers rests near a stream during the break time for the Justice March.

The closer the march gets to Istanbul, the higher the risk of confrontation.

Erdogan accused Kilicdaroglu of staging “protests to protect terrorists and those who support terrorism.” At a weekend meeting of his ruling AK party, Erdogan said the CHP’s latest stance “had gone beyond being a political opposition and taken on a different proportion."

Responding to Erdogan’s accusations, Kilicdaroglu said they were “fitting for a dictator.”