Turkey releases 127 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor sparked nationwide protests (Francisco Seco/AP)

Turkey has released more than 120 people who were detained during last month’s mass anti-government protests.

Courts in Istanbul released 127 defendants on bail, most of them university students, who were arrested at their homes on March 24 after taking part in demonstrations sparked by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.