MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Tahir Elci, bar association president in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province, was killed earlier today in a shooting that broke out when he was making a press statement.
#Istanbul dispelled twice w/ gas & watercanon, crowd gathers again in salutation for #TahirElci assassinated today pic.twitter.com/du2OzHuXVo
— emel kurma (@emelkurma) 28 ноября 2015
A video released by Turkish Dukuz 8 news service showed riot police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds of lawyers, shoppers and other citizens gathered in central Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul.
#Taksim Video from @gokhanbicici indicates heavy-handed police op against peaceful remembrance march for #TahirElci pic.twitter.com/f4uUCohv6d
— D8 News / Turkey (@d8news) 28 ноября 2015
Large-scale protests engulfed Turkey in the past two days after it arrested two journalists for reporting on Turkish arms sales to Syrian militants. Ankara accused the reporters of divulging state secrets, while press freedom groups called for action against Turkey's attempts to gag media.
