Turkey: End the incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

Headline Title: Turkey: End the incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters 16 June 2013 Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul, Amnesty International said today. More than a hundred are believed to have been detained during Saturday night's demonstrations in the areas of Taksim, the main focus of the protests, and the nearby districts of Harbiye and Mecidiyekoy. The actual number is not known but is likely to be significantly higher.The Istanbul Bar Association…

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