On 14 March 2025, members of Labor and Democracy Forces and HDK gathered in front of the courthouse in Sisli, Istanbul to protest the arrests carried out through operations targeting the Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) and the criminalization of the Urban Consensus initiative.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, members of the Labor Democratic Forces and Democracy Congress (HDK) conducted a peaceful protest in front of the Şişli Court in Istanbul, Turkey, opposing political arrests. Currently classified as a 'low' grade peaceful demonstration with limited immediate supply-chain risks.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Istanbul regional logistics: Şişli is a central commercial district in Istanbul, and if protests escalate, temporary impacts on urban logistics and commercial activities are possible
• Turkish domestic market: Concerns over consumer sentiment deterioration and increased demand volatility in domestic-focused industries (textiles, food processing, etc.) if political tensions escalate
• Europe-Asia connecting logistics: Given Istanbul's role as an East-West logistics hub, potential risks of international logistics network disruptions if large-scale political instability spreads
• Tourism-related supply chains: Possibility of decreased demand in tourism-related industries (hotel supplies, food materials, etc.)

3) Watch points

• Protest scale and regional spread: Need to monitor occurrence of additional protests following subsequent arrests or trial schedules related to HDK and spread to other cities
• Government response intensity: Possibility of logistics infrastructure accessibility constraints if the Turkish government implements policy changes in protest suppression or declares emergency measures