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Una curiosa forma de protesta en Turquía: la oposición desafió al gobierno de Recep Erdogan con un exitoso «día sin compras»
El día de «cero compras» convocado este miércoles por la oposición en Turquía como forma de protesta contra el Gobierno de Recep Tayyip Erdogan -tras el arresto del alcalde socialdemócrata de Estambul, Ekrem Imamoglu- tuvo un gran impacto, según relataron a EFE varios empresarios.
«El boicot parece tener bastante éxito, o esa es la impresión que recibimos de nuestras filiales. Quien viene a comprar hoy, en general solo compra artículos de primera necesidad, como pan», dijo a EFE el dueño de una cadena local de supermercados, que pidió el anonimato.
El gerente de otra cadena de supermercados, presente sobre todo en Ankara, estimó que hacia el mediodía, la afluencia de clientes era una cuarta parte de lo habitual.
«Solo compran pan y cosas básicas. Por lo que vemos en nuestras tiendas, el boicot tiene mucho éxito», dijo este empresario, que tampoco quiso ver publicado su nombre.
También el director de una cadena de gasolineras, que asimismo pidió anonimato, estimaba el volumen de clientes en la cuarta parte de lo habitual.
El boicot ha causado gran polarización en el discurso público, ya que para los movimientos de protesta, encabezados por el partido de Imamoglu, el socialdemócrata CHP, es una especie de pulso para mostrar su fuerza, mientras que desde el Gobierno se ha calificado de «sabotaje» a la economía y se ha tildado incluso de ilegal.
«Llamar al boicot de nuestros comerciantes, de nuestros productos locales y nacionales, es una traición al país y la nación», escribió en la red X el ministro del Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, junto a una foto que lo muestra haciendo la compra en un supermercado.
También el ministro del Comercio, Ömer Bolat, difundió una imagen suya haciendo la compra.
Durante las masivas protestas de marzo, el CHP, el mayor partido de la oposición, había pedido boicotear varias populares marcas propiedad de grandes conglomerados empresariales bien conectados con el Gobierno y a menudo dueños de prensa y cadenas de televisión que difunden únicamente el discurso oficial.
Pero en añadidura, los movimientos opositores compuestos en gran parte por estudiantes y jóvenes habían difundido en redes el 2 de abril como fecha de «cero compras» para mostrar el poder de la ciudadanía y como protesta por la carestía de vida general.
El diario opositor BirGün recuerda que el propio Erdogan había invitado aún en diciembre pasado a la ciudadanía a boicotear «productos y servicios de precios inflados» para así frenar la inflación, actualmente en un 39 % interanual.
Sin embargo, la Fiscalía de Estambul ha iniciado una investigación sobre llamamientos a sumarse al boicot al considerarlas delitos de odio y discriminación e incitación a la hostilidad.
La polémica entre defensores y detractores del boicot ha incendiado las redes y el director de la cadena pública TRT ha anunciado que expulsará de la popular telenovela Teskilat a la actriz Aybüke Pusat, por haber difundido en su red social el llamamiento al boicot.
El hastag #AybükePusat, usado por ambos bandos, se convirtió en tendencia, con más de 60.000 mensajes en la red X, y numerosas actrices turcas respaldaron a su colega frente al despido.
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DOJ’s second-in-command could be central to ‘vindictive’ prosecution of Abrego Garcia, judge rules
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to produce documents related to its decision to investigate and bring criminal charges against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia while he was detained at a maximum-security prison in El Salvador earlier this year – signaling what is sure to be an action-packed evidentiary hearing in Nashville next month.
The order, filed by U.S. Judge Waverly Crenshaw earlier this month and released to the public Tuesday afternoon, requires the Justice Department to produce all relevant documents to defense lawyers pertaining to its decision earlier this year to open an investigation and seek criminal charges against Abrego Garcia for conduct stemming from a 2022 traffic stop.
ABREGO GARCIA REMAINS IN US FOR NOW AS JUDGE TAKES CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT
Kilmar Abrego Garcia waits to enter the building for a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge’s order. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo)
The Justice Department opened the criminal investigation and presented the case to a grand jury earlier this year, when Abrego Garcia was detained at CECOT, and at the same time as lawyers for the Trump administration officials were telling a separate federal judge in Maryland that they were powerless to bring him back from Salvadoran custody.
The new order stops short of compelling any government witnesses to testify for next month’s hearing, including testimony from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, whose remarks – for months – have been at the center of the vindictive prosecution effort pursued by Abrego Garcia’s defense team in Tennessee.
Abrego Garcia’s attorneys have argued Blanche played «a leading role» in the decision to prosecute him, a notion Blanche’s office has vehemently dismissed.
They had also honed in on the involvement of Blanche’s associate, Aakash Singh.
«The cornerstone of Abrego’s motion to dismiss is that the decision to prosecute him was in retaliation for his success in the Maryland District Court,» Crenshaw said in the newly unsealed ruling.
Salvadorian troops are seen guarding the exterior of CECOT, or Counter Terrorism Confinement Center, on Dec. 15, 2025, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (John Moore/Getty Images)
«Indeed, at the time of Abrego’s arrest, Blanche linked Abrego’s criminal charges to his successful civil lawsuit in Maryland. Specifically, some of the documents suggest not only that McGuire was not a solitary decision-maker, but he, in fact, reported to others in DOJ and the decision to prosecute Abrego may have been a joint decision, with others who may or may not have acted with improper motivation.»
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw had ruled in October that Abrego Garcia had established a «reasonable likelihood» that the criminal case against him was the result of vindictive prosecution by the Justice Department, a determination that shifted the burden to the government to rebut ahead of the criminal trial, and ordered the Trump administration to produce for the court internal documents and government witnesses to testify about its decision to bring the case.
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Lawyers for the Justice Department fiercely resisted efforts to produce government witnesses or documents, arguing that the documents should be protected by attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege, among other things.
The evidentiary hearing is slated to take place on Jan. 28.
Crenshaw separately canceled the criminal trial date for Abrego Garcia, though the update is likely more a procedural one than a reflection of the status of the case.
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Abrego Garcia’s status has been at the center of a legal and political maelstrom for nearly 11 months, after he was arrested and deported to his home country of El Salvador, in violation of a 2019 withholding of removal order.
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U.S. Central Command announced on Tuesday that the U.S. and partner forces have terminated or captured nearly 25 ISIS figures since a December 19 strike in Syria.
«U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partners across Syria killed at least seven ISIS members and captured the remainder during 11 missions conducted Dec. 20-29. The operations also led to the elimination of four ISIS weapons caches,» an article posted by the CENTCOM X account said.
«These recent missions followed the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike on Dec. 19 when U.S. and Jordanian forces struck over 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions. The massive strike executed by dozens of fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and artillery destroyed ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites across central Syria,» the article explained.
TRUMP TARGETS ISIS IN NIGERIA AMID WARNINGS SAHEL REGION IS BECOMING ‘EPICENTER OF TERRORISM’
President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, holds a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
The U.S. and partner forces in Syria have carried out activity in the last 12 months that led to more than 300 terrorists getting detained and more than 20 being killed, according to CENTCOM.
The CENTCOM post noted that this year, there have been «at least 11 plots or attacks against targets in the United States» that were inspired by ISIS.
WAR SEC HEGSETH ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER TWO US SOLDIERS KILLED IN SYRIA ARE IDENTIFIED
President Donald Trump salutes as he observes the return of the remains of two Iowa National Guard members and a translator killed in an attack in Syria during a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Dec. 17, 2025. ( ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
«We will not relent,» CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in a statement. «We are steadfast in commitment to working with regional partners to root out the ISIS threat posed to U.S. and regional security.»
«Continuing to hunt down terrorist operatives, eliminate ISIS networks, and work with partners to prevent an ISIS resurgence makes America, the region, and the world safer,» Cooper added.
US LAUNCHES ‘VENGEANCE’ ATTACK ON ISIS TARGETS AFTER NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS KILLED
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Two Iowa Army National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed earlier this month in Syria. The soldiers were later identified as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa. The interpreter was Ayad Mansoor Sakat, 54.
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