Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to Erdoğan
At least ten journalists were detained in Istanbul and Izmir following large-scale protests in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s embattled mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In a post on X, Turkish NGO Media and Law Studies Association said its legal unit was assisting the journalists. It said more than 20 journalists had been physically assaulted by police in the last four days of demonstrations.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/24/turkey-protests-istanbul-erdogan-imamoglu-greenland-germanwings-europe-news-live
Author : Hayden Vernon
Publish date : 2025-03-24 10:09:00
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