Turkish police disperse protesters, detain some after Istanbul rally against mayor's arrest

Record ID: 1985562

  • Title: Turkish police disperse protesters, detain some after Istanbul rally against mayor's arrest
  • Date: 23rd March 2025
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 23, 2025) (REUTERS) POLICE SPRAYING PEPPER SPRAY ON PROTESTERS, PUSHING BACK ON PROTESTERS, FLARE LANDING POLICE WALKING AWAY SMOKE FROM FLARE RISING VARIOUS OF POLICE POLICE USING PEPPER SPRAY PELLETS AND MARCHING TOWARDS PROTESTERS POLICE MARCHING TOWARDS PROTESTERS VARIOUS OF POLICE DETAINING PEOPLE POLICE PEPPER SPRAYING, PUSHING BACK PROTESTERS
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  • Keywords: erdogan imamoglu mayor protests turkey
  • Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Middle East,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA001112123032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Police pepper sprayed a crowd of protesters and detained some of the people after thousands rallied on Sunday (March 23) outside the Istanbul municipality.
    Police scuffled with the protesters as they attempted to push the crowd back.
    Some protesters could be seen being taken away by police officers. Protesters at times threw objects back the police stationed under an ancient aqueduct.
    A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.
    (Production: Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Ayhan Uyanik, Omer Berberoglu, Ali Kucukgocmen)
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