Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu should be freed from pretrial detention

A delegation of Turkish opposition parties on Thursday called for the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and demanded that Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu be tried without pretrial detention, after visiting prisons holding prominent political figures and activists. According to the Birgün daily, the group, representing 13 opposition parties including the main opposition Republican […] The post Coalition of Turkish opposition parties call for Demirtaş’s release, says Istanb...

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