The police dispersed the protesters in Istanbul with the help of water bodies

The police dispersed the demonstrators in Istanbul, who opposed the arrests of journalists of the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet. This was reported by Reuters with reference to its own correspondent, who was at the scene.

The police used waterlets and tear gas after the demonstrators refused to disperse.

According to RIA Novosti, which refers to the Turkish media, the protesters stated that the arrest of deputies of the Prokurdi Party is an “coup attempt”. Demonstrators shouted anti -government slogans.

The authorities arrested journalists of the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet a few hours before the rally.

On November 4, the leaders of the Democratic Party of the Peoples of Turkey were arrested . This was followed by the arrests of journalists and other pro-Kurdish figures.