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Protests erupt across Turkey after opposition leader İmamoğlu’s arrest

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Protests have broken out in multiple Turkish cities following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main opposition leader, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul, where İmamoğlu serves as mayor, took to the streets on Wednesday, gathering outside police headquarters and the…

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Turkey detains Imamoglu, Erdogan’s key rival, sparking outcry (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    As the detention of Istanbul mayor and the arrest of more than 100 raise alarms over an escalating crackdown on opposition, internet access across Turkey is slowed and protests are banned in Istanbul.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Protests in Turkey as Imamoglu, key Erdogan rival, is arrested (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    As the detention of Istanbul's mayor and the arrest of more than 100 raise alarms over an escalating crackdown on opposition, internet access across Turkey has slowed and protests are banned in Istanbul.

  3. CNN

    Thousands of Turkish protesters defy ban over Istanbul mayor’s detention (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought to pin the blame on President Tayyip Erdogan.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Mass protests in Turkiye over arrest of Istanbul mayor (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Thousands of people in Turkiye are protesting the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

  5. BNO News

    Protests erupt across Turkey after opposition leader İmamoğlu’s arrest (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Protests have broken out in multiple Turkish cities following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main opposition leader, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul, where İmamoğlu serves as mayor, took to the streets on Wednesday, gathering outside police headquarters and the…

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