Greece postpones summit with Turkey
A planned summit between Greece and Turkey looks set to be postponed, Greece announced, according to Reuters. This is due to the arrest of Turkish opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu and the unrest that followed.
The neighboring countries have been in conflict over the borders in the Aegean Sea and the situation in Cyprus but agreed in 2023 to turn the page and thaw the relationship, and the meeting would be a step on the way.
The meeting, which was supposed to take place soon, perhaps as early as April, will now probably not take place in the foreseeable future, a Greek government spokesman said.
1,100 people have been arrested since the start of the protests
Since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, was imprisoned last week, Turkish police have arrested more than 1,100 people during protests. The AFP news agency reports.
Among those arrested are several journalists who covered the protests. On Monday morning, ten of them were arrested in their homes, according to the media organization MLSA.
Following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the protests have spread from Istanbul to more than 55 of the country's 81 provinces.
On Monday, it was also clear that Imamoglu had been formally appointed as the opposition's presidential candidate for the 2028 elections.
A planned summit between Greece and Turkey looks set to be postponed, Greece announced, according to Reuters. This is due to the arrest of Turkish opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu and the unrest that followed.
The neighboring countries have been in conflict over the borders in the Aegean Sea and the situation in Cyprus but agreed in 2023 to turn the page and thaw the relationship, and the meeting would be a step on the way.
The meeting, which was supposed to take place soon, perhaps as early as April, will now probably not take place in the foreseeable future, a Greek government spokesman said.
1,100 people have been arrested since the start of the protests
Since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, was imprisoned last week, Turkish police have arrested more than 1,100 people during protests. The AFP news agency reports.
Among those arrested are several journalists who covered the protests. On Monday morning, ten of them were arrested in their homes, according to the media organization MLSA.
Following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the protests have spread from Istanbul to more than 55 of the country's 81 provinces.
On Monday, it was also clear that Imamoglu had been formally appointed as the opposition's presidential candidate for the 2028 elections.
Erdogan: The opposition will be ashamed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that the opposition is provoking citizens and calls on them to stop, Reuters reports.
Erdogan calls the protests of recent days a "violent movement". He stated this in a speech after a meeting in Ankara.
He also says that the opposition CHP party is responsible, that their "show" must end and that they will be ashamed of the "evil" they have done to the country. In the statement, he says they are also not capable of governing the country.
The arrest of opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu has led to large protests across Turkey. On Sunday, Turkey's Interior Ministry announced that he would also be suspended as mayor of Istanbul.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that the opposition is provoking citizens and calls on them to stop, Reuters reports.
Erdogan calls the protests of recent days a "violent movement". He stated this in a speech after a meeting in Ankara.
He also says that the opposition CHP party is responsible, that their "show" must end and that they will be ashamed of the "evil" they have done to the country. In the statement, he says they are also not capable of governing the country.
The arrest of opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu has led to large protests across Turkey. On Sunday, Turkey's Interior Ministry announced that he would also be suspended as mayor of Istanbul.
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