Protesters hold up the Turkish national flag in front of Caglayan court house in Istanbul on July 18, 2019. OZAN KOSE / AFP
A Turkish court on Thursday, November 27, acquitted four journalists, including Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Yasin Akgül, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March, a case that drew condemnation from press freedom watchdogs.
The four, all photographers, were arrested in dawn raids several days into a huge wave of protests sparked by the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main rival, calls his imprisonment 'a coup'
