Starmer faces call to stand against Turkish president Erdogan as country’s worst unrest in a decade continues

Turkish journalist calls on British PM to stand against ErdoganThe Independent

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00:00Turkey's President Erdogan has continued to clamp down on opposition following several

00:04days of widespread anti-government protest. More than 1,100 people have been detained

00:10since Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested and charged with corruption on Sunday,

00:15March 23, sparking country-wide demonstrations. Many local and international journalists have

00:21been arrested, including a BBC News correspondent, Mark Lowen, who was deported on Thursday.

00:26Yan Dunda, a Turkish journalist imprisoned by Erdogan in 2015,

00:31has called on the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the opposition to the government.

00:56Yan Dunda, a Turkish journalist imprisoned by Erdogan in 2015,

01:26to support the opposition to the government.