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Protesters in the central Maltepe district sang and carried Turkish flags and opposition banners.
Kaftancioglu, who was sentenced to nearly five years in prison, is the head of the Istanbul People's Republican Party (CHP) and one of the strongest voices of the opposition. In 2019, she played a central role in the city's municipal elections, which were won, twice, by CHP candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, ending Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party's 25-year rule in the city.
Last week Turkey's Supreme Court upheld Kaftancioglu's conviction but reduced her sentence to 4 years, 11 months and 20 days.
Under Turkish law, jail sentences of less than 5 years have a suspensive effect and two sources told Reuters that Kaftancioglu will not be sent to prison.
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