Youth detained for making Kılıçdaroğlu's heart-shaped gesture during Minister Soylu’s visit

Turkish security forces temporarily detained a youth after he made a heart shape with his hands during Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s visit to Istanbul’s Üsküdar district. The heart shape is known to be a signature gesture of the opposition Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu who has been making it at election rallies.

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A Turkish youth was temporarily detained on May 26 after making a heart shape during Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s visit to Istanbul’s Üsküdar district. 

The heart shape has become an emblem of the election campaign of the opposition Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawyer Onur Cingil shared the moments of the youth’s detention on his Twitter account.

The woman who shot the video was heard saying "He didn't do anything, he just made a heart sign." 

Cingil later said that the youth was released in the following hours. 

The move stirred a huge reaction on social media.

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