Shafaq News/ Turkish authorities havedetained over 1,000 people during five days of protests triggered by the arrestof Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a Turkish senior official revealed on Monday.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted onX that 1,133 individuals had been arrested since the protests began. He reported123 police officers injured, warning against “terrorising the streets.”
Anayasa’mızın 34. Maddesi: “Herkes önceden izin almadan, SİLAHSIZ ve SALDIRISIZ toplantı ve gösteri yürüyüşü düzenleme hakkına sahiptir. Toplantı ve gösteri yürüyüşü hakkı ancak, millî güvenlik, kamu düzeni, suç işlenmesinin önlenmesi, genel sağlığın ve genel ahlâkın veya…
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 24, 2025Nine journalists, including a photographerfrom Agence France-Presse, were among those detained, according to theJournalists’ Union of Turkiye.
The protests, described as the largest inTurkiye in over a decade, began after İmamoğlu was taken into custody lastWednesday.
Earlier, the opposition RepublicanPeople’s Party (CHP) formally named İmamoğlu as its presidential candidate.
İmamoğlu, 54, was transferred Sunday toMarmara Prison following a court order related to ongoing corruption andterrorism investigations.
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