Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Turkey, thousands of people unhappy with the government of President Receb Tayyip Erdogan have hit the road, some 250 miles of road from the capital Ankara to Istanbul. It's called the March For Justice, and NPR's Peter Kenyon met up with some of the marchers yesterday. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: The weather ranged from threatening to downpours, but the marchers kept coming, following a 68-year-old opposition leader who said someone has to stand up for those he says were unjustly imprisoned or sacked by a government acting with emergency powers. Few thought it would amount to much, but the march has grown bigger than anyone imagined. In the city of Kocaeli, many residents leaned out of their windows, clapping and waving the marchers on. It's the biggest show of opposition to the government in years, and it's drawn the wrath of the president, who says those marching are lining up with terrorists seeking to damage the country.
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