Pikachu hasn't been the only inflatable costume spotted in amid the recent protests in Turkey. Last week a young woman wore an inflatable dinosaur costume to one demonstration.

Pikachu could not be tamed, let alone caught by Turkish police forces at a protest this week. Thousands of people, including the person dressed in the inflatable Pikachu costume, hit the streets ...

It’s Pikachu! A demonstrator in a Pikachu costume joined thousands of protesters who took to the streets to express outrage over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor — who is President Recep ...

“Pikachu was spotted amongst anti-Erdoğan protesters fleeing from police in Antalya, Turkey last night,” he wrote. The clip, later reposted on X, drew wide attention.