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A court in Istanbul has arrested a talent manager for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government in connection with the 2013 Gezi protests, state news agency Anadolu reported on Tuesday.
Ayse Barim was detained on Friday, and several actors and actresses whom she represented were summoned to the police to give testimony.
Ms Barim is accused of motivating the artistes she represents to join the anti-government protests that sparked in Gezi Park in central Istanbul.
Ms Barim denied the charges and said she went to the protests in 2013 once or twice but did not encourage anyone to participate.
The largely peaceful protests in the early summer of 2013 against a shopping mall construction in Istanbul’s Gezi Park turned into nationwide demonstrations.
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