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Ebru Timtik laid to rest as Turkish police brutally attack mourners
Ebru Timti
TURKISH police attacked mourners who gathered at an Alevi cultural centre to pay their respects to Ebru Timtik, who died on Thursday night after more than 230 days on hunger strike in her fight for a fair trial.
Security forces set upon crowds as they made their way to the Gazi cemetery in Istanbul where Ms Timtik was being laid to rest.
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