AKP to respond to CHP's justice march

The "justice march" launched by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 15 is planned to end on July 9 with a massive rally to be held in the Maltepe district of Istanbul, attended by around one million people. 

It is still too early to discuss the effects of this unprecedented "justice march" on Turkish politics, as well as on the future moves of the CHP ahead of the elections. The CHP has been mulling its options after the narrow defeat in the April referendum on shifting Turkey to an executive presidential system. It seems like the march campaign will be continued through sit-in protests or similar events. 

The CHP's grassroots supporters are satisfied with this justice march, which attracted thousands of people every day from many different political backgrounds. Through it, Kılıçdaroğlu has managed to reinforce his leadership of the party, frustrating nascent plans by party dissidents. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) reaction to the justice march has been intensifying in recent days, as more people join the march as it nears Istanbul. 

Senior AKP officials have been appearing on news channels one after the other, using harsh language to slam the justice march. "We have not built these roads for terrorists to walk on," one minister said. Another has accused Kılıçdaroğlu of being instructed by what the government calls the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) to "drag Turkey to chaos." 

In reaction to the CHP's calls for justice, AKP figures recall their ongoing fight against FETÖ and other terror organizations. They say the main opposition should instead have opted to"walk with the people"
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