BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. As many as 1,879
people have been detained during protests in Türkiye from March 19
to today, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote X, Trend reports.
The minister said 260 of them were arrested and 468 were placed
under judicial review.
“Investigations are ongoing against 662 of them. 489 of them
have been released,” Yerlikaya said.
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.
