section_path: Protests/1 April
section_name: 1 April
paragraph_text: 1 April
  
  Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, a close ally of President Erdoğan, said that if protests continue, they could be counter-protested by government loyalists, raising the risk of nationwide clashes. He also accused the CHP of "using unrest to destabilize the government". The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into those who made a "boycott call" on social media for incitement to hatred and hostility.