mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul.gard, the 11—month old british boy who has a terminal genetic disorder, have handed a petition to the hospital where he's being treated asking for him to be allowed to travel to the united states for experimental drug treatment. wyre davies reports. charlie gard's parents say that they will accept help and support from wherever it comes. ..to guide and lead them. we continue to pray for their precious, beautiful son who has captured the imagination of the world. 11—month—old charlie is severely disabled and brain damaged. his future has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle. doctors at great 0rmond street hospital said that no treatment will improve the quality of his life and they should be allowed to switch off his life—support systems, a view supported by a high court ruling. today his parents delivered a petition signed by 350,000 people to the hospital, after they say new medical information suggests their son might be able to benefit from experimental treatment overseas. t

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul.tate rex tillerson has told the ukrainian president petro poroshenko it's up to russia to take the first steps to reverse the escalation of conflict in eastern ukraine. mr tillerson said washington expected moscow to exercise control over what he called its proxies in the region. from kiev, jonah fisher reports. ukraine has long feared that it could be the biggest loser if relations between the united states and russia improve. that america's committment to forcing the russians out of crimea and the east might be put to one side in return for moscow's help elsewhere. so rex tillerson, the us secretary of state, used this short visit to stress his commitment to what he called restoring ukraine's territorial sovereignty and integrity. i have been very clear in my discussions with russian leadership, on more than one occasion, that it is necessary for russia to take the first steps to de—escalate the situation in the east part of ukraine. in particular, by respecting the ceasefire by pull

mark lowen reports from istanbul. it is hard to speak out in turkey now. but not today.st president erdogan, hundreds of thousands streaming into istanbul, under the word "justice", some of them walking the 280 miles from ankara. if you are agreeing with the government on state you are treated well. but if you are thinking differently, asking for some benefits, some rights, then you are treated as a terrorist. erdogan is a tough leader, he does not like us, he does not like modern people. protest began when an opposition mp was jailed but grew fast. tens of thousands marching in the heat, headed by the sprightly 68—year—old opposition leader. they are fighting repression — 50,000 people arrested since last year's failed coup, 140,000 sacked or suspended. he arrived to cheers of "rights, law, justice", and vowed to end what he called a dictatorship. translation: we will rise up against injustice, oppression, and persecution. i want peace and fraternity, i call on all of us to live together. let's not fight anymore, let our differences be our richness. this has shaken pres

i joined people walking 280 miles from ankara to istanbul.ined them last monday about 70 miles from istanbul as they marched in the boiling heat along a motorway. they had trudged through rain, up two hills and villages. they are led by the sprightly 68 sage opposition leader but it is not under a political banner, it is under the word justice. they are fighting what they see as the erosion of turkish democracy. 50,000 people arrested since the failed coup last year, more than 1a0,000 dismissed or suspended. a feeling that the government has seized the opportunity to crush all dissent. it has rattled president erdogan —— president erdogan, who has long busted the march for, in his words, siding with terrorist groups. jeremy corbyn has written a letter of support to the march as it reaches its end point near istanbul where the opposition mp has been imprisoned for the last 25 years. the question now is whether this can grow beyond today to bridge the divisions in turkey's notoriously fractured opposition and become a credible political challen

thousands of people gather at an opposition event in istanbul in turkey to protest against the governmentpresident erdogan. government ministers say unacceptable amounts of drugs and mobile phones are being found in prisons. also in the next hour, going back to his roots. after 13 years away, wayne rooney rejoins his boyhood club, everton, as he says goodbye to manchester united. good evening. the iraqi government has announced its forces have finally taken full control of mosul, the city held by so—called islamic state extremists for the last three years. this afternoon the iraqi prime minister travelled to mosul to declare it free of is after a nine month battle. iraqi troops were backed by american and coalition air strikes, advancing street by street in the final stages over the last few weeks. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has this report from mosul — you may find some of the content distressing. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred, or destroyed by months of war. we joined the search and rescue teams looking for survivors,

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul.ur top story of the situation in iraq, and the iraqi forces‘ victory over so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. a short time ago i spoke to lise grande, who is the united nations humanitarian co—ordinatorfor iraq. she has just returned from mosul and explained what she saw on the ground. the condition of the civilians who have fled mosul is heartbreaking. even now as the fighting is finally stopping there are still families trapped in pockets of the old city. their conditions are absolutely terrible. the family is coming out, you can see many of them haven't had enough food. many of the children are begging for water, it's heartbreaking to see what's happening. how do you deal with something like that, what is the un doing to help them? the government has launched a massive humanitarian operation and there are a number of front—line humanitarian agencies that have been providing assistance all through the nine months of the conflict. since the fighting began in october more tha

the streets of istanbul.dawn on sunday to reflect the coup itself. this is the unveiling of the memorial of istanbul ridge and this, actually, the bridge became a real landmark of resista nce the bridge became a real landmark of resistance during that long night when that coup was taking place. mr erdogan attending this rally on the bridge across the bosporus where this time last year, krause confronted the soldiers, the bridge has been named the bridge of the martyrs ofjuly the 15th and this is where we are expecting the president to unveil a martyrs memorial. istanbul is awash with huge anniversary billboards and posters, showing people confronting the probe to soldiers with anti—coup soldiers —— slogans. we are expecting mr erdogan to return to ankara, he will address parliament at midnight, that is the exact time last year that the parliament was attacked by coup plotters. live images from istanbul, one of the many events that will be taking place across turkey throughout the night, the one—year anniversa

thousands of people are continuing to march across turkey — from ankara to istanbul — in protest at thet of president erdogan. it has become an act of defiance against what they see as the erosion of democracy. the european commission has released a new action plan to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. ninety million dollars is being provided to stem the flow into italy — which has borne the brunt of the crisis. now it's time for world business report. stuck in reverse gear! general motors is hoping to get the all clear for the sale of its loss—making brand opel. but is the traditional car industry coming to an end? we'll get a hands—on look at the latest in driverless technology. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. today the eu commission will decide whether or not to give the green light to general motors for the $2.5bn sale of its european operations. gm is hoping to offload vauxhall and opel to the psa group — that's the french company which owns peugeot and citroen. it's easy to see why general motors wants to sell — their european operation,

protests in istanbul against the trial.he journalists could end up with convictions and sentences of more than 40 years in prison. critics say they are a target of turkey's crackdown on press freedom. also coming up, the president of poland defies his own political allies and rejects controversial judicial reforms. did he rescued the independence of the country's judges or just prolong the inevitable? >> we are about to do the hardest thing you'll ever have to do with his let our beautiful little charlie go. brent: it is too late to save charlie. the parents of the terminally ill british baby charlie gard drop their bid to get treatment in the u.s. he will now be allowed to die. the president son-in-law says do not blame a. -- me. jared kushner tells the u.s. senate he did not collude with the russian government. but was everyone convinced? we asked our washington correspondent to peep through t he keyhole. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight the free press in turkey is being put on trial on tr

mark lowen, bbc news, on the route to istanbul.ow see the ancient ruins of pompeii from a whole new perspective. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering the record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states and south korea have jointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out following pyongyang's intercontinental b

mark in istanbul, thank you.ed in stabbings at a hotel beach in the popular red sea resort of hurghada in egypt. at least four other people were injured and a man has been arrested. the knifeman initially killed the two women before injuring two other tourists at the zahabia hotel. he then swam to a nearby beach and attacked and wounded two more people before he was overpowered by staff and arrested. laws on buying and carrying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks which took place in london on thursday night.five people had corrosive liquid thrown at them, including one man who is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, remain in custody on suspicion of robbery and grievous bodily harm with intent. andy moore's report contains flashing images and some scenes you may find distressing. where's it hurt, mate — your eyes? we need to try and get water in your eyes... in the aftermath of the first attack, police doused the victim with water. he w

also ahead — tens of thousands of people gather in istanbul after a protest march against turkey's governmentst back from the 620 summit — and president trump says he'd like to set up a joint cyber security unit — with russia. hello and welcome to world news today. iraq's prime minister says mosul has been liberated from the islamic state group, bringing the near nine—month battle for the city to an end. the iraqi military was made to fight for every street. haider al—abadi has been seen walking through mosul‘s streets, congratulating the troops alongside him. he was expected to make a speech, formally declaring victory, but that has not yet happened. a few hours ago, mr al—abadi took to twitter to deliver the news. iraqi security forces have been celebrating on the streets of mosul. it's three years since the group calling itself islamic state seized control of iraq's second largest city. it still holds territory to the west and south of mosul. these images from the old city show the scale of the destruction. earlier there were reports of continuing clashes, the so—called islamic state group

after so many failures, will this one hold 7 and more than 100,000 people take to the streets of istanbulshow of defiance against turkey's president. hello and welcome to the programme. the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so—called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second—largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months it has been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but, as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch—and—rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of de

hundreds of thousands screaming into istanbul under the word justice. some walking the 280 miles.or some benefits all rights, then you are treated us to a terrorist. he is buried tough leader. he doesn't like us. he doesn't like modern people. it began when an opposition mp was jailed but grew fast. tens of thousands marching in the heat headed by the sprightly 68 euros opposition leader. they are fighting oppression. 50,000 people arrested since last year's failed coup. 140,000 sacked or suspended. he arrived to cheers of rights, law, justice. and he bowed to fight what he called a dictatorship. translation: we will rise up against injustice, oppression and persecution. i want peace and paternity. i call on all of us to live together. let's not fight any more. let our differences be, richness. this shaken who slammed the march for supporting terrorism. he has huge support in half the country but the spirit of resistance has been awoken. the more secular liberal side of turkey found its voice with this movement. anti—president erdogan feeling and demand for the rule of law uniting

from istanbul, mark lowen reports. they cold it techy‘s second independence.membered the 260 killed as the people stood up to the plotters. last year the tech is nation tried to the beach strangled... there were bullets, rifles, but they could not strangle. it was the greatest ever attack on the tech state rogue soldiers bombing buildings, blocking roads and driving tanks into civilians. by dawn it had failed. then came the purge, 50,000 arrested and hunted and 50,000 sackler suspended. a year ago there was unity against the cooper denied the opposition says it is not coming here. deep cracks have opened up. this half of the nation believe the 15th ofjuly marked techy‘s rebirth the other says the after match is killing off what was left of turkey's democracy. as night fell the halo arrived, president eder won a match drunk and tightened his grip. this —— urged stronger and tightened his grip. translator translation: i thank each and every individual member of our nation. elsewhere they are fighting back against the purge, protests in support of two academics o

with me zeinab badawi, from istanbul, for this special edition. iamat i am at the presidential palace and my guest is the man inside, the president of turkey, whom coup plotters tried to remove from power exactly plotters tried to remove from power exa ctly o ne plotters tried to remove from power exactly one year ago. on the first anniversary of that failed coup, i asked him what his response is to critics who say he has used it as a pretext to purge all of his opponents. president recep tayyip erdogan, welcomed the hardtalk this time last year there was the failed coup. the country came together like never before. what has happened to that spirit of unity? but that's the point. everybody came together. people of all ages, from different political persuasions, came out saying, we are for democracy, we are against the failed coup. but that spirit of unity has now gone and there are many critics inside the country and outside who say that you are using the failed coup as a pretext to clear all opposition against you. notjust the coup plotters. but

the arab news, meanwhile, covers the final leg of a march in turkey, from ankara to istanbul. it began with a few hundred people and it's swelled to more than 20,000. started by the leader of the country's main opposition party, demonstrators are protesting the perceived lack ofjustice in turkey's judicial system. the daily telegraph reports a lack of eligible men has left an "oversupply" of educated women taking desperate steps to preserve their fertility, according to a global study on egg freezing. and roger federer has urged wimbledon officials to reconsider its rules to stop injured players from turning up for an easy pay cheque only to drop out. it reports two retirements on centre court on tuesday left the crowd feeling short—changed. so, a full review. with us is jane foley, a senior strategist at rabobank.

this is steve sedgwick for "nightly business report" at the world petroleum congress in istanbul. >>> other wildcard for the energy market is u.s. oil production which has been increasing adding to supply and pressuring prices. as jackie de-angeles reports, the trend could very well continue. >> reporter: now that the 4th or the peak of the summer driving season has come and gone, the expectations is oil prices will start to fall. that swelling u.s. are production will increase oil supply. not just moves from big oil but the trump administration that are likely to increase drilling. late last week, the u.s. interior secretary signed an order to halt more lease sales and to speed up permitting for oil and gas exploration on federal lands. it's estimated that there's a backlog, more than 2,000 permit applications submitted under the obama administration. and the trump administration wants to clear the way. the critics are saying trump is basically giving away the nation's public lands to benefit the oil and gas industry. since lease agreements from the government are estimated to be che

president, recep tayyip erdogan, has addressed flag—waving supporters at mass rallies in ankara and istanbulmarking a year since the failed military coup. tens of thousands watched him speak at a bridge where thirty—four people died in a battle with renegade troops twelve months ago. president erdogan said the defeat of the plot was a victory for democracy — he told the crowds that the suspects on trial should wear orange jump suits, like those worn by guantanamo bay detainees. mark lowen reports. they returned to where the nightmare began. seized by the tanks a year ago, it is now renamed 15 july martyrs bridge, tens of thousands celebrating victory today. they call it turkey's second independence, joy and relief clear, and they remembered the 260 killed as the people stood up to the plotters, known as feto. last year, a lion, that lion is turkish nation, was tried to strangle, by cats. they are militants with tanks, f—16s, bullets, rifles. but they couldn't strangle the lion. it was the greatest ever attack on the turkish state, rogue soldiers bombing buildings, blocking roads, and driving

and he has already addressed a rally in istanbul. plenty more coming up in the next few hours. —— heads of traitors topped off. this was the sunset in cambridgeshire and a little earlier in the day when we saw cloud breaking upa in the day when we saw cloud breaking up a little through the likes of the midlands and northern ireland, temperatures lifted readily, up to 2a, 20 five degrees because of the wedge of warm humid air that was setting in place. fast forward to the start of sunday morning, that wedge of warm air is confined to the southern half of the country where it will be quite cloudy, misty murky and drizzly and places. a warm start to the day but something cool and fresher. that will be where we see the best of the sunshine during sunday morning. northern ireland, scotland, roll at the sunshine the very blustery wind 01’ more the sunshine the very blustery wind or more than scotland, gales and exposed spots of meaning showers into the mix. thinks will be bright as this cold front slips southwards. along the line of the fr

we can speak to our correspondent selin girit, who is in istanbul.he significance of this protest, how unusual it is, particularly in the lights of events that have happened since the coup attempt last summer. happened since the coup attempt last summer. i wonder how extensively is this march being reported in the turkish media because there have been lots of questions about how free is taking now in terms of its reporting of dissent, never mind the opportunity for people to take part in anti—government protests. opportunity for people to take part in anti-government protests. here at this rally there are hundreds of reporters. they could hardly find a space to make this live report. now the speech is over... inaudible. whether the turkish media wanted everything reported, that is another question. people walking around were asking questions about why they were here, why they he said this should be a place of democracy and justice, and refugees should be set free. but will the hundreds of thousands of people from the opposition be enough? and queue f

events will be held in istanbul and ankara later to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup in whicht 260 people died venus williams will attempt to win her sixth wimbledon singles title this afternoon as she takes on garbine muguruza of spain. and braving the waters of bermuda in the atlantic ocean, the shipwreck capital of the world — that's coming up at 10:30 in the travel show. good morning and welcome to bbc news. tony blair has said he's been told that eu leaders are willing to consider changing rules on the free movement of people to accommodate britain. eu leaders have previously said the uk cannot stay in the single market, while limiting the free movement of people. but mr blair said he believed many of the concerns of the british public about migration were shared on the continent. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. good morning. this is an interesting intervention from the former prime minister. what is he up to? well, he has made several steps to try to influence the debate around brexit. he is on this mission to try to highlight what he sees as the peri

every day, step—by—step, he walked from ankara to istanbul.mpted coup last year took place, no protests so big has taken place in turkey because of the emergency laws in place. the government has already called the marchers and those supporting it as supporters of terrorism. i think she thought she had lost us. we are still with her. that is the point at which you will have the polite. we will get back to her over the course of the afternoon. fascinating events taking place in turkey. it is a year ago this coming weekend that there was an attempted coup that very nearly brought the end to president erdogan. his response has been swift and some have said he overreacted. this is the consequence of that. we will see what the official government responses once the marchers reached its conclusion. the shadow education secretary, angela rayner, has made clear that jeremy corbyn's suggestion that labour would look at ways of writing off student debts is only "an ambition". during the election campaign, the labour leader said the party would look at w

thousands of people gather at an opposition event in istanbul to protest against the government of presidentan. hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of mobile phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the government has described the situation as "unacceptable." the church of england's ruling body, the general synod, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming transgender people and offering special church services for them. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. on this week's travel show, we're in a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. also coming up... we go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. we discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. and our global guru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel... where next? let's start this week's programme on the stunning pacific coastline of central chile. punta de lobos is best known for its dramatic high cliffs, with views over black sandy beaches and rocky outcrops, where sea lions gather. and it's also become famous as

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. bbc producer seref isler was in turkey twelve months ago.emember everything. ithink there's a bbc producer, of course we have our days off like any other human being. i have taken some reason to attend a friend's wedding in the south of turkey. it was halfway through the wedding when i saw two f—16 jets fly over me, and my dad called and said, do you know what's going on? it's a question i'm pretty familiar with, pretty used to asa pretty familiar with, pretty used to as a turkish journalist. i said i don't know what's happening. i turned on the tv and the bridge had been shot, one lane had been shut. under state tv, a declaration from the military was being read. that's a military had taken over control. we drove us fast as we could to reach our hotels. along the way, i saw people queueing at atms, trying to get all the cash out and buying lots of bread, lots of cheese, anything they can get their hands on. filling up their cars with petrol. it was very clear that people were source of getting prepared for a worst—case scenario, and then of

let's bring in cnn's senior international correspondent ben wedeman live in istanbul.asure to have you here this hour. clearly turkey has a stake in this given its military interest in qatar. can its president truly make an impact here? >> reporter: well, we did hear the president before he left istanbul this morning describing saudi arabia, which is the first stop on his tour which will also include qatar and kuwait. he described them as an elder statesman who can help resolve this issue. he said that it's in no one's interest to prolong this crisis. now, turkey is a regional superpower. it has a huge role to play in the gulf as well. it does have several hundred troops in qatar that are part of a 2014 agreement between the two countries to establish a base there, but it's only since this crisis began that turkey d dispatched several hundred troops to qatar. turkey also has important trade ties with all the powers in the gcc, the gulf cooperation council, including saudi arabia, including bahrain, the uae, and qatar. and it is eager to resolve this crisis so those tie

. >>> here in istanbul, minister alexander novak tells cnbc the opec/nonopec deal is having an impact on oil markets and more could be done to cut supplies. >> translator: if necessary, we can extend the agreement if necessary, we can increase the amounts that need to be reduced, or on the contrary, we can move to reduce them, but everything will depend on the ongoing situation. >>> the white house defends donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer last year as a new report suggests he knew the person offering compromising information on hillary clinton had russian government ties. >>> and open for business! we speak to a number of france's top executives at the europlus conference as the chairman tells us brexit will be a boom for paris. >> we have now plenty of the elements in order to convince the uk to reach institutions which want to come back on the continent to paris >>> well, it's a mixed bag for the european open just an hour after trading starts, resulting overall in the stoxx europe 600 being down by around one-fifth so far today let's have a look at how the individua

this is the scene live in istanbul.e minister tony blair says eu leaders are willing to compromise — in order to persuade the uk to remain a member. if we were looking at this from the point of the view from the interests of the current three, one option would be to britain to stay within a reformed european union. and thousands march through hong kong after chinese nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo is buried at sea. the first woman to win the top prize in maths, iranian maryam mirzakhani has died at the age of a0.

it comes after an istanbul court ordered the continued attention of the group' record for the country and five other activists. turkey accuses the 6 activists of committing a crime in the name of a terror organization but it hasn't said which group. one of the six is a german national and the german chancellor angela merkel, she has condemned the court pass ruling, calling it unjustified. reporter: r relatives and colleagues of the arrested human rights activists are in shock. a turkish court ruled on tuesday that four of the detained must be released. but six others will continue to be held in pretrial detention, including the workshop leader. that makes him the 10th german held in turkey on terrorism allegations. the german government has declared solidarity with the detained human rights workers and says it is using every possible means to obtain their release. germany's opposition green party is calling for chancellor merkel to take a stand. >> this time has come, indeed it is long overdue for the german government to finally stop cozying up to ankara, to finally send a message th

let's get out to steve at the world petroleum congress in istanbul steve, this is far from your first rodeo when it comes to oily vents how is sentiment on the ground compared to prior conferences you attended. >> look, i'll go back to 2014. i have been to one or two since then to be fair. 2014 was the last world petroleum congress in rushsia, there i was. price was $108 a barrel. look at the screen completely different backdrop in three years, and they are under enormous pressure, international companies on the stage, and the nocs, especially the nocs. not only do they have to get costs down like the iocs, they have to balance budgets, country like saudi arabia, for instance, has 70% of government revenues coming from oil and gas at the moment you can see how important it is for these countries who have basically a balance sheet that doesn't match up until around 80, $85 a barrel huge pressure for them as well back to kazakhstan comments. what a red herring it is, they were only asked to cut 20,000 barrels out of 1.8 million but what it does, it underlines pressure that all members a

>> istanbul, yeah. who is this girl working your? actin things were more formal coming even among programs. but i had experienced the promise of internet as this place for people to know who you were and you could just talk. it's not like that anymore at all, right? but it was so liberating, and i thought this is going to change everything. and then the internet came to turkey and i was like, sign me up. so i signed up and i got really interested in how this could be used to break censorship, and i wanted to study the social side so i switched my major. i studied sociology. i used my programming skills mostly to pay for college, and then i wanted to really come to the united states, partly because i thought that's where it's happening. i'm going to study all this and it will be so interesting. i got accepted to grad school without even knowing what grad school was, really because i just kind of, and i started to understand how this could change for positive social change. that's kind of my journey, started with the first moment i enc

i've seen last year i went through like istanbul as the. fish she's not comprehending basic english which makes the geo political sophistication of some of her tweets which are managed by her mom but supposedly said by her ridiculous dear world it's better to start third world war instead of letting russia and assad commit hash tag holocaust alleged she's a top to bottom creation of the propaganda machine pushing for more u.s. intervention in syria at best she's a confused little girl being used by the propaganda machine pushing for more u.s. intervention in syria c.n.n.'s jake tapper for more on syria follow at alla bed by walter from the big low balcony avatar said are you serious resigned from journalism and why is she getting a book deal from simon and schuster that's real and why did time magazine name her amongst the twenty five most influential people on the internet it's almost like there's a concerted effort by the mass media across multiple platforms to amplify the profile of a telegenic child who can pull at the heartstrings of t

as many as 20,000 people marched the 450 kilometers from ankara to istanbul.he rally at the end drew hundreds of thousands. >> we marched for the justice that no longer exists in this country, for our fellow citizens who are in prison, and for all the journalists who have been arrested. announcer: kilicdaroglu began to march to protest the detention of a member of parliament from his chp party. president erdogan accused him of supporting terrorism. yet, the march was allowed to go ahead. the result was the largest opposition rally since the protests in the park four years ago. could this be the start of a new political movement? melinda: bulent mumay, you said in your opening statement that it's questionable how well president erdogan will actually do in the 2019 election that is scheduled. could what we've seen there be the beginning of an opposition movement that could actually threaten what appears to be his ironclad rule? bulent: actually, there is hope about that. that started in the previous referendum in april. basically, chp had 25% vote in the country

thousands of people have been marching across turkey, from the capital ankara to istanbul in protestch‘ was sparked by the arrest of an opposition mp, but has become an unprecedented act of defiance against a government accused eroding democracy. our turkey correspondent mark lowen sends this report. turkey ‘s's spirit of protest is being kindled. with every step of what they called the march for justice. tens of thousands walking 450 kilometres from ankara to istanbul, starting when an opposition mp was jailed but becoming something far bigger. people can't speak freely, ok. for example i can't defend myself in trials. so i'm here forjustice. we need our rights. too many people right now are staying injail. need our rights. too many people right now are staying in jail. in boiling heat and rain, they've walked, opposing the purge since last yea r‘s walked, opposing the purge since last year's failed coup. over 50,000 people have been arrested, 140,000 sacked or suspended. they say that president erdogan is crushing all dissent. this man was fired as a university professor for critic

she's in istanbul, turkey. holly, does this mean mosul is now rid of isis? >> reporter: no, anthony, not entirely. there were reports today of ongoing heavy clashes in mosul, and it could take weeks or even months to fully clear the city. and by "clear," i mean ridding mosul, not just of any isis fighters that are still holding out, but of booby-trapped houses, of roadside bombs, and of the networks of tunnels that have been found in every town and city that has been retaken from isis. i also think we can expect that isis may have left behind sleeper cells in mosul that will try to attack iraqi security forces and civilians. >> mason: holly, you were recently in raqqa in syria, which is the de facto isis capital. what's the status of the fighting there? >> reporter: well, anthony, u.s.-backed syrian forces now have isis surrounded in raqqa. but when we were there on the outskirts of the city just over a week ago, those u.s.-backed forces looked to us to be overstretched. they seemed to have very few fighters on the front line, and indeed at around the same t

you also have one of istanbul's main military academies down the road as well.nd one of the employees at the restaurant across the street, he was telling us that another one of their colleagues were killed that night and that a wounded man on the street corner who they were trying to help, they were unable to reach him because the coup plotters prevented him from doing that. everyone you speak to especially in the neighborhood has a horror story to tell that night. this man was here that might telling was that people were coming down these little side streets and there was one of their friends who was standing right here who they shot and killed. and you can see the bullets still in the glass. and he was saying that the owner of this store decided not to repair it so that people don't forget what it is that the country went through. this is one of the roads that people took the night of the failed coup to get to the bridge where they actually faced off with tanks. and one of the main reasons why arguably the coup did not suck side is because citizens of this cou

military coup in turkey, president erdogan has addressed tens of thousands of people at a rally in istanbul. he said there should be no mercy for the plotters and their supporters, who should have their heads chopped off if parliament reinstates the death penalty. the former british prime minister, tony blair, has suggested the uk could stay in the eu if other governments are prepared to compromise on immigration. however, the current leader of the opposition labour party, jeremy corbyn, insisted that the result of last year's brexit referendum must be respected. thousands of people have marched through the streets of hong kong following the burial at sea of the jailed chinese nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo. the largely silent crowd walked to china's representative office in the territory to show their support for mr liu, who died on thursday. now on bbc news, time for click. this week... the cyborgs are coming, the eyeborgs are watching, the bar staff are serving and lara photographs a banana! this is adam jensen, star of the video game deus ex: human revolution. set in 2027, the poo