More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey
Police detained more than 100 TKP members as Turkey tightened security and banned public gatherings ahead of the NATO summit, officials said.
- Turkish authorities detained more than 100 people during an anti-NATO protest march in Ankara on Sunday, as the government intensifies security ahead of the alliance summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government escalated security operations nationwide, arresting 39 suspects in raids targeting leftist organizations and detaining 28 others in Kocaeli with alleged ties to militant groups, according to state news agency Anadolu.
- The Turkish Journalists' Association denounced the arrests as 'unacceptable for journalists to be placed under pressure,' while Reporters Without Borders condemned the 'blind, arbitrary, and haphazard operations' endangering journalist safety.
- Tuncer Bakirhan, co-chair of the Kurdish DEM Party, criticized the measures on X, stating 'The country has been fully turned into a detention centre by using the NATO summit as an excuse.'
- Turkey will host leaders from 32 allied countries in Ankara for the NATO summit, while authorities maintain a strict ban on public gatherings despite Sunday's demonstrations in the capital.
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Over 100 detained in anti-NATO demonstrations across Turkey
ANKARA—Turkish police detained more than 100 people on Sunday during nationwide anti-NATO demonstrations organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), as authorities imposed a blanket ban on protests in the capital ahead of the military alliance’s summit this week. Demonstrators took to the streets in six cities—Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Samsun, and Çanakkale—chanting “NATO, […]
Over a Hundred Arrested as Communists Protest NATO in Turkey
Turkish officials said on Sunday that over a hundred people were detained during an anti-NATO protest march organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). Riot police were called in to disperse the march with tear gas when it turned violent. The post Over a Hundred Arrested as Communists Protest NATO in Turkey appeared first on Breitbart.
In the weeks leading up to the NATO summit in Turkey, which begins this Tuesday, Turkish authorities have blocked websites critical of the military alliance. Dozens of citizens have been arrested on alleged links to terrorism, as has a comedian who made jokes about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. And the Turkish state has banned a cruise ship for gay men from calling at the country's ports.
Over 100 Detained in Turkey as Leftist Groups Stage Anti-NATO Protests
Over 100 people were detained in Ankara as Turkey’s Communist Party and leftist groups staged anti-NATO protests ahead of a key summit. With a sweeping ban on public assemblies, heavy police presence, and opposition parties decrying an “undeclared martial law,” the crackdown has intensified concerns over civil liberties and political dissent.
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