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Turkish police conduct special operation in Istanbul

Politics Materials 26 May 2014 10:13 (UTC +04:00)
The police have conducted special operation in the Istanbul city of Turkey.
Turkish police conduct special operation in Istanbul

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 26

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The police have conducted special operation in the Istanbul city of Turkey, the country's Sabah newspaper reported on May 26.

As part of the special operation, Turkish police carried out raids on a number of addresses in Istanbul early in the morning on May 26.

The police helicopters are conducting air patrol in Istanbul.

No information about detainees and details of the raids has been provided yet.

A part of the police forces has gathered near the Okmeydani Square of Istanbul, where previously protest actions were held.

Protests resumed in Turkish city of Istanbul on May 23, when a group of forty people gathered in the Okmeydani Square and started throwing stones at the police.

Previously on May 22, about 20 people held a protest in Istanbul over the death of miners in the Manisa Province.

Two people were killed during these protests.

Earlier, an explosion took place in a mine in the Soma city of Turkey's Manisa Province, killing 301 and injuring 486.

Edited by S.I.

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