- Title: Police and protesters clash over Istanbul mayor's detention
- Date: 20th March 2025
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (MARCH 20, 2025) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) POLICE OFFICERS WITH SHIELDS IN FORMATION PROTESTERS THROWING OBJECTS PROTESTERS THROWING OBJECTS AT POLICE / POLICE RESPONDING WITH TEAR GAS WATER CANNON TRUCK ADVANCING ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 20, 2025) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) POLICE OFFICERS WITH SHIELDS PROTESTERS HOLDING BANNERS AND FLARE PROTESTERS CHANTING PROT
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- Keywords: Ekrem Imamoglu detention mayor protest
- Location: ANKARA AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ANKARA AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Middle East,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001050020032025RP1
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Clashes broke out between police and protestors in Turkey on Thursday (March 20), as thousands took to the streets over what they call the undemocratic detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Protests took place in various locations across Istanbul and Ankara, including the entrance of the municipality building, despite a ban on gatherings, police barricades and dozens of detentions over social media posts.
Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was taken in on Wednesday facing charges of graft and aiding a terrorist group, a move that the opposition condemned as a "coup attempt" and that sparked an initial round of demonstrations.
The move against the popular two-term mayor caps a months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures across the country which has been criticised as a politicised attempt to hurt their electoral prospects and silence dissent.
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