[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 25 (UPI) — The unrest in Turkey was discussed during a telephone call between President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House said.”The two leaders discussed the importance of non-violence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press,” the White House readout of the conversation said Tuesday.In Ankara Tuesday, police arrested about 20 people in raids at 30 sites, accusing them of terrorism linked to the Gezi Park protests, officials said.
Ankara police said they used surveillance footage to identify suspects linked to terrorist groups that participated in the protests and are suspected of “attacking police and the environment,” Today’s Zaman said…..
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