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Turkey detains 12 at human rights meeting near Istanbul

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISTANBUL -- Turkish police detained 12 people, including the Turkey head of rights group Amnesty International, Idil Eser, and other rights activists at a meeting on an island near Istanbul, media said on Thursday. They had gathered at a hotel on Buyukada island, just south of Turkey's largest city, when they were taken to a police station on...

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Turkish police raid science council as crackdown widens

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISTANBUL -- Turkish police have raided the offices of the national science research council, an official said on Wednesday, as authorities widen an investigation into followers of the U.S.-based cleric accused of masterminding last month's coup attempt.Broadcaster NTV earlier reported that police raided the offices of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tubitak) on Wednesday and...