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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul

Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown

Protesting students sit next to anti-riot police officers in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday 24 March.
Protesting students sit next to anti-riot police officers in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday 24 March. The mass demonstrations are the largest in Turkey for more than 10 years. Photograph: Huseyin Aldemir/AP

Turkish authorities have arrested more than 1,100 people including journalists, while bombarding the social media platform X with requests to block hundreds of accounts after tens of thousands took to the streets in the largest anti-government protests in years.

One journalist was detained while covering demonstrations that took place outside Istanbul city hall, while nine others were detained in dawn raids.

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