Turkish police fire water cannons at protesters in Izmir
Key takeaways
- Turkish police tried to break up protests in the coastal city of Izmir, which were called by Ozgur Ozel.
- Ozel called the Izmir rally at midday (0900 GMT) as Turkey began preparations to shut down for four days to mark the religious holiday Eid al-Adha, which is also known as the Greater Eid.
- "President Ozgur, free Turkey!" they shouted in scenes broadcast live on TV.
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Turkish police tried to break up protests in the coastal city of Izmir, which were called by Ozgur Ozel. He was removed from his position as chair of the country's main opposition party following a court order last week.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EMf6Riot police fire water cannons to break up rally called by Ozgur Ozel Image: Berkcan Zengin/REUTERSAdvertisement Turkish riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse a rally called in the coastal city of Izmir by the ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel.
Ozel called the Izmir rally at midday (0900 GMT) as Turkey began preparations to shut down for four days to mark the religious holiday Eid al-Adha, which is also known as the Greater Eid.