A new generation of young Turks is at the forefront of mass protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s government, demanding change in a country they see as increasingly authoritarian.Demonstrations erupted after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade.

The moves against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others could help extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two decades in power.