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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan brands protests ‘evil’

Britons have been warned against visiting Turkey this spring amid mass arrests and a government crackdown on the largest protests the country has seen in more than a decade over the jailing of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Monday advised Britons against "all travel to parts of Turkey" due to the growing unrest in Istanbul and other Turkish cities over the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu last week.

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