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Erdogan calls Turkey protests over Imamoglu arrest 'evil'

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls the protests in Turkey 'evil' as they continue for sixth night.

Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul 's city hall on Monday night .

Protesters fired on with tear gas and rubber bullets as clashes escalated on Sunday .

Ekrem Imamoglu , Erdogan 's main presidential rival, was arrested last week on corruption charges.

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75

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70

Neutral language

83

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formal

Language

English

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64

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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