Woman detained in Turkey for brandishing shoebox at anti-government protest Back in your box... A woman was deatined for waving a shoebox at an anti-government protest in Turkey, in reference to the millions of dollars police found stuffed in shoeboxes as part of a sweeping graft probe. A TURKISH woman was detained after brandishing a shoebox in an anti-government protest over a sweeping graft probe that has ensnared allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reported Monday. The shoebox has become a symbol of the corruption scandal after police earlier this month found $US4.5 million ($5.1 million) stashed in shoeboxes in the home of one of the suspects, the chief executive of Turkish state-owned Halkbank. Pensioner Nurhan Gul was briefly held after she brandished a shoebox as Erdogan was speaking at a party rally in the western town of Akhisar on Sunday. I took the empty shoebox and waved it... In one or two minutes, police and security guards knocked my door and asked who waved the shoebox," the Hurriyet newspaper quoted Ms Gul as saying. She said she was interrogated and then released pending trial. The leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu called Ms Gul to show his support for her action. "Every citizen has the right to protest," he reportedly said. The corruption inquiry has struck at the heart of Turkey's ruling elite ahead of elections next year set to be a key test for Mr Erdogan. The Turkish strongman has faced a wave of demonstrations since the raids against several key allies, calling for him to step down after 11 years in power.