The protest took place at the funeral of Ali Yasin Erosmanoğlu, one of the soldiers who were killed in a PKK attack in southeastern Turkey yesterday. The Minister of Interior Affairs, Idris Naim Sahin, arrived in Trabzon province in northern Turkey on Wednesday for the funeral of the soldier, but had to leave the ceremony after being protested by an angry crowd.
The Minister left the location of the funeral in his car while protests were still taking place against him. (DHA)