Istanbul court jails 7 journalists as protesters f... France 24

Istanbul court jails 7 journalists as protesters fill streets

Source: France 24 | Published: March 25, 2025, 7:51 p.m.

Thousands of students chanting angry slogans hit the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday as a court jailed an AFP journalist and six others for covering the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade. The demonstrations erupted after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, in a crackdown that has seen more than 1,400 people arrested, including 11 Turkish journalists. FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer reports from Ankara.
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