Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 22. As many as 343
people have been detained during the protests in Türkiye, Turkish
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote X, Trend reports.
“A total of 343 protesters were detained yesterday in Istanbul,
Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya, Çanakkale, Eskişehir, Konya, and
Edirne in connection with the investigation conducted by the
Istanbul General Prosecutor’s Office against the capital’s
Büyükşehir municipality. The ones who try to disturb public order,
threaten the peace and security of our nation, try to wreak havoc,
and commit provocations will never be given such an opportunity, we
will not turn a blind eye. Our police officers, who are the
guarantors of our order, security, around the clock at their post,”
he noted.
On March 19, the Istanbul General Prosecutor’s Office ordered
the detention of 7 suspects, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem
Imamoğlu, Istanbul Municipality Deputy Secretary General Mahir
Polat, Şişli Municipality Head Rasul Emrah Şahan, on charges of
aiding the PKK terrorist organization.
