Azerbaijan, Baku, June 20 / Trend A.Tagiyeva /
The Turkish police arrested 30 participants of the demonstrations held in the city of Izmir in support of the protests at Istanbul's Taksim Square, Haber7 newspaper on Thursday.
The detainees are suspected of organizing attacks on buildings of several government departments. Operations on detention of demonstrators continue; more arrests can happen.
Earlier it was reported that 944 people were detained during the protests in Turkey.
Protests have been continuing in Turkey for more than 20 days. According to representatives of the authorities, the protests already have an anti-government character.
The Turkish opposition parties also accused the police of using excessive force against the protesters.
Earlier, the Interior Minister of Turkey said an investigation is being carried out in connection with the use of excessive force against the protesters.