Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said this week that nearly 1,900 people had been detained since the protests began, adding that courts had jailed 260 of them pending trial as of Thursday.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Israel's strike on Beirut was a violation of the ceasefire agreement Israel holds with Lebanon.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls protests a “show” as anger over jailing grows.
Police intervened forcefully during the protest, and demonstrators took cover behind dumpsters before being detained.
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Ankara’s veto signals that its geopolitical priorities increasingly diverge from those of the alliance, providing NATO’s adversaries – particularly Russia and Iran – opportunities to exploit.
Protests erupt across Turkey after the detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican People's Party (CHP), faces two separate investigations that also include charges of leading a crime organization, bribery and tender rigging.
Zelensky said last week that he saw Turkey as an important security guarantor for Ukraine.
If successful, the move could have wide-ranging implications for the region, while ending a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
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