At least ten journalists who have reported on the extensive protests in Turkey have been arrested in dawn raids, warns a legal organization.
Early on Monday morning, the police struck against the residences of ten journalists in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir, reports the organization MLSA. Most of them are photographers and the raids are said to be related to their work during the protests.
Large democratically motivated protests have shaken Turkey in recent days. They broke out when Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a presumed challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – was arrested, accused of corruption and dismissed from his office.
During the partially violent protests, several journalists have been subjected to violence by police.
