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Crowds defy public protests ban after Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained – video

Crowds defy public protests ban after Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained – video

Clashes have broken out between police and protesters in Turkey, as thousands took to the streets over what they call the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Turkish police had arrested the mayor of Istanbul, the primary challenger to the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in dawn raids that also ensnared 100 politicians, businesspeople and municipal officials accused of corruption and links to terror groups

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