(Washington Post) Kareem Fahim - A march to Istanbul by protesters from Turkey's largest opposition party has swelled in size since it left Ankara as pictures of the growing crowds are posted on social media, attracting newcomers. The 260-mile march, scheduled to end Sunday, also risks a violent confrontation with the authorities as it approaches Istanbul, where thousands more people are likely to join the rally. The march began June 15, the day after the arrest of Enis Berberoglu, a CHP parliament member, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for giving an opposition newspaper a video purportedly showing Turkish intelligence sending weapons to Syria. Some of Turkey's most famous journalists are on trial, accused by prosecutors of treason for writing stories critical of the government.
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