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Added on the 01/05/2023 11:00:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A crowd of demonstrators gathers in Istanbul to protest against the arrest of Sebnem Korur Fincanci, head of the Turkish Medical Association. The police forcefully disperse the protesters and journalists using their riot shields. Turkish police arrested Fincanci after she called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish militants, prosecutors said. IMAGES
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Turkish police fire water cannon and tear gas to quell hundreds of protesters trying to march to Cumhuriyet newspaper headquarters after staff were arrested. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Turkish riot police in Istanbul fire rubber bullets to disperse women demonstrating after their Women's Day rally was banned by the governor. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse several hundred protesters demonstrating in Istanbul's main Taksim Square against security operations and curfews in the southeast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).