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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan’s Crackdown

swamyworld1 year ago08 mins

[ad_1] Istanbul: Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist. The demonstrations erupted after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, the main…

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s Main Rival, Jailed Pending Trial

swamyworld1 year ago04 mins

[ad_1] A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s government in more than a decade. The decision to send Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, to prison comes after…