Turkey: Protests Against NATO in Istanbul

On Monday 29^th significant protests emerged during the NATO Parliamentary Summit in Dolmabahçe, Istanbul, which is a preparatory meeting for the NATO Summit in Ankara that will take place on the 7^th and the 8^th of July. Demonstrations were held in multiple places despite extensive police blockages, voicing opposition to NATO’s policies and military interventions, leading to clashes with the police.

After the police attacks, approximately 89 demonstrators were detained and arrested. In a related development – As the NATO Summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7-8 approaches, Governorships in three more provinces have imposed a ban on demonstrations and events, citing security concerns ahead of the summit further infringing on the right to free expression and assembly.