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Turkey Protesters Defiant Despite Mass Arrests

Since the protests began exactly a week ago, nearly 1,500 people have been arrested (Credit: AFP)

Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations since 2013.

The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft and "terror" probe, which his supporters denounced as a "coup".

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