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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachel Clun

‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests

Tens of thousands of protesters in Turkey have faced tear gas, batons and rubber bullets in the worst unrest the country has faced in a decade.

More than 1,100 people have been taken into custody over seven straight days of demonstrations against president Recep Rayyip Erdogan, sparked by the arrest of the country’s main opposition leader, the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu.

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