Turkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in Ankara
Turkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday. Photograph: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTurkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said this was evidence of Turkey’s “ruthless intolerance of freedom of speech and assembly”.
- ▪Turkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday.
- ▪Photograph: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTurkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday.
- ▪Human Rights Watch (HRW) said this was evidence of Turkey’s “ruthless intolerance of freedom of speech and assembly”.
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Turkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday. Photograph: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTurkish police detain a protester during an anti-Nato demonstration in Ankara on Sunday. Photograph: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty ImagesTurkeyTurkey intensifies crackdown on public life in run-up to Nato summit in AnkaraMore than 200 arrested in raids, comedian and journalists jailed, gay-friendly cruise turned away and protests bannedRuth Michaelson in IstanbulMon 6 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 6 Jul 2026 07.21 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAuthorities in Turkey have widened a crackdown on public life, arresting more than 200 people during raids across Ankara last month, jailing a comedian and blocking a cruise ship carrying…
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