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Protests Rage On in Turkey Despite Media Blackout and Mass Arrests

You may not hear about them anymore, but the protests are still ongoing.

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Apr 12, 2025
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Anti-government protests continued across Turkey this week despite an aggressive media blackout and sweeping arrests aimed at silencing dissent. The demonstrations, which began on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, have grown into the largest wave of public unrest in the country in over a decade.

İmamoğlu, a key opposition leader…

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