Turkish police arrest 30 over anti-government protests


  • World
  • Tuesday, 16 Jul 2013

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police arrested about 30 people in Istanbul on Tuesday after briefly detaining more than 1,000 in a widening crackdown after weeks of violent anti-government protests, lawyers and local media reports said.

An Istanbul prosecutor also rejected the release of detained members of Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella group of activists including trade bodies, political parties and non-governmental organisations that helped organise the demonstrations.

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