Turkish police arrest alleged members of far-left organization

Lawyers have accused Turkish authorities of unjustly detaining people for alleged Revolutionary Peoples’ Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) links.
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Police approach protesters during a demonstration in support of two Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) members on a hunger strike in central Ankara on Nov. 9, 2017. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkish police conducted raids targeting a far-left armed group today. 

Police detained 25 individuals for alleged ties to the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Istanbul, Ankara and other parts of the country. Another 18 people are wanted by the authorities, the official Anadolu Agency reported. 

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