ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is rolling out sweeping security measures for next month’s NATO summit, deploying tens of thousands of police and placing air defenses on high alert, while banning public gatherings and imposing controversial restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly.
kAm%92EVD >62?E E@ D2768F2C5 E96 DF>>:E[ 3FE 2=D@ E@ 5:DA=2J DEC6?8E9 2?5 F?56CD4@C6 %FC<6J’D 4@>>:E>6?E E@ }p%~[ 6G6? 2D :E 😀 @7E6? A@CEC2J65 2D 2? @FE=:6C H:E9:? :E]k^Am
kAm~? yF=J f–g[ =6256CD 7C@> 2== ba >6>36C DE2E6D 2C6 6IA64E65 4@?G6?6 😕 E96 %FC<:D9 42A:E2=[ :?4=F5:?8 &]$] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^5@?2=5\ECF>AQm!C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>Ak^2m[ H9@D6 E9C62ED E@ H:E95C2H 7C@> }p%~ 2?5 C65F46 &]$] EC@@A =6G6=D 92G6 42DE F?46CE2:?EJ @G6C E96 2==:2?46’D 7FEFC6]k^Am
kAm%FC<6J 92D 2=D@ F?G6:=65 2 ?6H ‘x! 2:CA@CE[ 4@?G6CE65 7C@> 2 7@C>6C >:=:E2CJ 2:C7:6=5[ DA64:7:42==J E@ 9@DE }p%~ =6256CD]k^Am
k9amp==:6D H:== 2:> 7@C F?:EJk^9am
kAmpE E96 p?<2C2 DF>>:E[ }p%~ >6>36CD 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 255C6DD BF6DE:@?D @G6C 5676?D6 DA6?5:?8 2?5 E96 &]$]’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?2E@\ECF>A\968D6E9\7@C46D\6FC@A6\D64FC:EJ\b2dd_4fa7_cf_56ae3e`h5aa3`fhbd3eQm6G@=G:?8 C@=6 😕 E96 2==:2?46k^2m]k^Am
kAm%96 >2:? 286?52 H:== 46?E6C @? F?:EJ 27E6C %CF>A 92D 4C:E:4:K65 2==:6D 7@C 72:=:?8 E@ DFAA@CE E96 &]$]\=65 H2C @? xC2? 2?5 677@CED E@ C6@A6? E96 $EC2:E @7 w@C>FK]k^Am
kAm“%96 :>A@CE2?E 2DA64E @7 E96 >66E:?8 😀 E@ H92E 6IE6?E E96 C:7E 36EH66? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 tFC@A6 42? 36 962=65 @C ?2CC@H65 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>:E[” D2:5 u2E:9 r6J=2?[ 2 7@C>6C %FC<:D9 2>32DD25@C E@ }p%~ 2?5 D64FC:EJ 2?2=JDE 2E E96 p?<2C2 !@=:4J r6?E6C] “(6 D9@F=5 ?@E 6IA64E >:C24=6D[ 3FE ?@?6E96=6DD :7 E96C6 😀 2 4@?G6C86?46 @7 :562D 6>A92D:K:?8 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 }p%~[ E92E D9@F=5 36 D66? 2D 2 DF446DD]”k^Am
kAm%FC<6JVD C@=6 2D 9@DE D66>D E@ 92G6 96=A65 H:? 2? 2AA62C2?46 3J %CF>A[ H9@ 92D 2 4=@D6 C2AA@CE H:E9 %FC<:D9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^C646A\E2JJ:A\6C5@82?Qm!C6D:56?E #646A %2JJ:A tC5@82?k^2m]k^Am
kAm“(6==[ 6I46AE 7@C E96 724E E92E :E H2D 36:?8 96=5 😕 %FC<6J 3J !C6D:56?E tC5@82?[ x 5@?’E E9:?< x H@F=5 92G6 8@?6 E@ :E[” 96 E@=5 C6A@CE6CD 7@==@H:?8 2 >66E:?8 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^ECF>A\?2E@\>2C<\CFEE6\:C2?\d4a7ggbeb7f2_ee4_a`_b23`46`4g5e3Qm}p%~ $64C6E2CJ v6?6C2= |2C< #FEE6k^2m 2E E96 (9:E6 w@FD6]k^Am
k9am%FC<6J 92D @7E6? 24E65 :?56A6?56?E=J 😕 }p%~k^9am
kAmx? E96 CF?FA E@ E96 DF>>:E[ tC5@82? 92D 56D4C:365 %FC<6J 2D 2 C6=:23=6 2==J E92E 4@?D:DE6?E=J D9@F=56CD C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ @? }p%~’D D@FE962DE6C? 7=2?< 2?5 H@F=5 4@?E:?F6 E@ A=2J 2 =625:?8 C@=6 😕 E96 2==:2?46] w6 D2:5 9:D 4@F?ECJ H2D H@C<:?8 E@ 6?DFC6 E92E E96 p?<2C2 $F>>:E “H:== DE2?5 2D 2 C676C6?46 A@:?E 😕 }p%~’D 9:DE@CJ]”k^Am
kAmp }p%~ >6>36C D:?46 `hda[ %FC<6J 92D E96 2==:2?46’D D64@?5\=2C86DE 2C>J 27E6C E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ 2 72DE\8C@H:?8 5676?D6 :?5FDECJ[ 2?5 @44FA:6D 2 DEC2E68:4 =@42E:@? E96 4C@DDC@25D @7 tFC@A6[ E96 |:55=6 t2DE E96 q=24< $62[ 2?5 E96 r2F42DFD]k^Am
kAm*6E :E 92D @7E6? 24E65 :?56A6?56?E=J[ 7CFDEC2E:?8 2==:6D 3J C67FD:?8 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 😕 D2?4E:@?D @? #FDD:2[ 6?828:?8 😕 5:DAFE6D H:E9 vC6646[ 2?5 AFC492D:?8 #FDD:2? >:DD:=6 5676?D6 DJDE6>D — 2 >@G6 E92E =65 E@ :ED 6IAF=D:@? 7C@> E96 &]$]\=65 u\bd AC@8C2> 😕 a_`h]k^Am
kAm%FC<6J 2=D@ 56=2J65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^CFDD:2\F6?E\>6G=FE\42GFD@8=F\2f2h4b5ac`6f6c6ebfh242bagdahd5`dQmu:?=2?5 2?5 $H656?’D }p%~ >6>36CD9:Ak^2m F?E:= :E D64FC65 4@?46DD:@?D @? 4@F?E6C\E6CC@C:D> 4@@A6C2E:@? 2?5 E96 =:7E:?8 @7 2C>D 6IA@CE C6DEC:4E:@?D[ 2?5 3=@4<65 E96 2AA@:?E>6?ED @7 }p%~ 49:67D p?56CD u@89 #2DD>FDD6? 😕 a__h 2?5 |2C< #FEE6 😕 a_ac F?E:= @E96C 56>2?5D H6C6 >6E]k^Am
kAmqFE %FC<6JVD :?56A6?56?E DEC62< 92D 2=D@ 6?23=65 :E E@ A=2J 2 >65:2E:?8 C@=6[ 7C@> 3C@<6C:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^CFDD:2\F65 2E 6?5:?8 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^:C2?QmH2C 😕 xC2?k^2m]k^Am
kAmp?<2C2 E@@ 92D 2E E:>6D 366? 7CFDEC2E65 H:E9 :ED }p%~ 2==:6D[ A2CE:4F=2C=J @G6C H92E :E D2H 2D E96 2==:2?46’D =24< @7 D@=:52C:EJ 5FC:?8 2 72:=65 4@FA 2EE6>AE 😕 a_`e[ 2?5 E96 2C>D D2=6D C6DEC:4E:@?D :>A@D65 @? %FC<6J 27E6C :ED :?E6CG6?E:@? 😕 $JC:2]k^Am
kAm|FC2E pD=2?[ 2? 2?2=JDE 2E E96 p?<2C2\32D65 $t%p E9:?< E2?<[ D2:5 %FC<6J =62C?65 E@ “A=2J :E 2=@?6” 5F6 E@ :ED EFC3F=6?E C6=2E:@?D H:E9 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 tFC@A6[ 255:?8 E92E tFC@A6 😀 ?@H 2=D@ E2=<:?8 23@FE “DEC2E68:4 2FE@?@>J” 7C@> E96 &]$]k^Am
kAm%FC<6J 42? 96=A }p%~ ?2G:82E6 &]$]–tFC@A6 E6?D:@?D 3J D9@H:?8 9@H E@ “32=2?46” :?56A6?56?46 H:E9 2==:2?46 4@>>:E>6?ED[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
k9amp?<2C2 😀 E:=E:?8 324< E@H2C5 E96 (6DEk^9am
kAm|@C6 C646?E=J[ 9@H6G6C[ %FC<6J 92D =62?65 4=@D6C E@ }p%~[ H9@D6 :>A@CE2?46 H2D F?56CD4@C65 5FC:?8 E96 xC2? H2C H96? 2==:2?46 >:DD:=6 5676?D6D :?E6C46AE65 7@FC >:DD:=6D 7:C65 7C@> xC2? :?E@ %FC<:D9 E6CC:E@CJ] (66>:E[ xE2=J 2?5 v6C>2?J 56A=@J65 2:C 5676?D6 DJDE6>D E@ 96=A %FC<6J C6DA@?5 E@ 96:89E6?65 E9C62ED]k^Am
kAm“%FC<6J H:D96D E@ 5:DE:?8F:D9 :ED6=7 2D 2 7@C6:8? A@=:4J 24E@C E92E 😀 :?56A6?56?E @7 }p%~ 2?5 E96 (6DE[” HC@E6 w2>:D9 z:??62C[ AC:?4:A2= |:55=6 t2DE 2?5 }@CE9 p7C:42 2?2=JDE 2E C:D< :?E6==:86?46 4@>A2?J ‘6C:D< |2A=64C@7E[ 😕 2 ?@E6] “(9:=6 %FC<6J 😀 ?@E 232?5@?:?8 :ED 32=2?4:?8 2AAC@249[ :E 😀 E:=E:?8 4=@D6C E@ E96 (6DE[ AC:>2C:=J 3642FD6 @7 }p%~]”k^Am
k9ampFE9@C:E:6D C@== @FE DEC:4E D64FC:EJ >62DFC6Dk^9am
kAmx? p?<2C2[ DEC:4E 2446DD C6DEC:4E:@?D H:== 36 :>A@D65 @? D6G6C2= @7 E96 4:EJVD >2:? 2CE6C:6D[ 2C@F?5 2:CA@CED[ E96 AC6D:56?E:2= 4@>A=6I H96C6 E96 DF>>:E H:== 36 96=5[ 2?5 2C@F?5 9@E6=D 9@DE:?8 E96 56=682E:@?D[ D6G6C6=J 5:DCFAE:?8 =:76 😕 E96 4:EJ @7 ?62C=J e >:==:@?]k^Am
kAmpD E96 4@F?ECJ AC6A2C6D 7@C E96 DF>>:E[ tC5@82? F?G6:=65 2 ?6H 2:CA@CE H9:49 H2D EC2?D7@C>65 7C@> 2 7@C>6C >:=:E2CJ 2:C7:6=5 :?E@ 2 >@56C? 724:=:EJ H:E9 6IA2?565 CF?H2JD] %96 ?6H p?<2C2 p:CA@CE 😀 6IA64E65 E@ C6>2:? 2 ‘x! 2:CA@CE 27E6C E96 DF>>:E 2?5 😀 ?@E 6IA64E65 E@ D6CG6 E96 86?6C2= AF3=:4[ @77:4:2=D 92G6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmu24256D @7 9@FD6D 2=@?8 E96 C@FE6 7C@> E96 ?6H 2:CA@CE 92G6 366? A2:?E65 @G6C 2D A2CE @7 4:EJ 362FE:7:42E:@? 677@CE[ E96 ?6HDA2A6C rF>9FC:J6E C6A@CE65]k^Am
kAm(:E9 2 9:DE@CJ @7 E6CC@C:DE 2EE2462DFC6D 36:?8 E2<6? 😕 4@??64E:@? H:E9 }p%~ 2AA62C E@ 8@ 36J@?5 E96 FDF2=]k^Am
kAmpFE9@C:E:6D 92G6 2=D@ 32??65 56>@?DEC2E:@?D[ 4@?46CED[ 2?5 8C25F2E:@? 46C6>@?:6D 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>:E[ H9:=6 ?@?\6DD6?E:2= DE2E6 6>A=@J66D 92G6 366? A=2465 @? =62G6 E@ 62D6 4@?86DE:@?]k^Am
kAm$64FC:EJ F?:ED 92G6 56E2:?65 >@C6 E92? a__ A6@A=6 DFDA64E65 @7 =:?:DE 8C@FAD[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^EFC<6J\:D=2>:4\DE2E6\DFDA64ED\C2:5D\f2gb6`6gh_bg22de4eg262_76__a5h6cQm:?4=F5:?8 E96 xD=2>:4 $E2E6 8C@FAk^2m[ 2FE9@C:E:6D D2:5] |65:2 C6A@CED D2:5 E92E D6G6C2= 24E:G:DED[ =2HJ6CD 2?5 2? 24256>:4 H6C6 42F89E FA 😕 E96 DH66A]k^Am
kAmp %FC<:D9 4@FCE[ >62?H9:=6[ 3=@4<65 2446DD E@ H63D:E6D 4C:E:42= @7 }p%~ 2?5 E96 DF>>:E @? D64FC:EJ 2?5 AF3=:4 @C56C 8C@F?5D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ t?86==: (63[ 2 H63D:E6 E92E EC24 %FC<:D9 @AA@D:E:@?\=62?:?8 >65:2 @C82?:K2E:@?D H6C6 56?:65 244C65:E2E:@? E@ 4@G6C E96 DF>>:E[ DA2C<:?8 @FEC286 7C@> >65:2 C:89ED 8C@FAD]k^Am
kAm“x? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 @C82?:K2E:@?[ H6 92G6 ?6G6C H:E?6DD65 D64FC:EJ >62DFC6D 2D DEC:?86?E 2?5 DF77@42E:?8 😕 2 9@DE 4:EJ 7@C 2 DF>>:E 2D H6 2C6 D66:?8 E9:D E:>6 😕 p?<2C2[” HC@E6 }2>:< %2?[ 2 7@C>6C %FC<:D9 2>32DD25@C 2?5 =68:D=2E@C 7C@> %FC<6JVD >2:? @AA@D:E:@? A2CEJ]k^Am
kAm!6CD@?2= EC2:?6C $6=:? z2C2<@4 D2:5 D96 3C62E965 2 D:89 @7 C6=:67 27E6C D96 H2D E@=5 E92E 96C H655:?8 @? yF=J d 72==D ;FDE 367@C6 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“~FCD 4@F=5 36 @?6 @7 E96 =2DE H655:?8D 😕 p?<2C2 E92E H66<[” D96 ;@<65]k^Am