Scuffles break out between protesters and the Turkish police after hundreds defied a ban to turn out for a demonstration against violence against women. AFP journalists saw several people being detained. During the day, Turkish police had blocked entrances to Istanbul's central Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square, zones in which protests are subject to a near-total ban. Last month, at least 49 women were killed in Turkey, raising to "at least" 327 the number who have died in violent circumstances in the first 10 months of the year, feminist organisations say. In 2021, Turkey pulled out of the Istanbul Convention, a binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. IMAGES