A court in Turkey has jailed an Istanbul academic pending trial following raids on professors and activists deemed to have links to an imprisoned prominent financier of civil society activities.
The United States and the European Union had expressed concern over Friday's detentions, which targeted academics and activists said to have ties to philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala.
Turkish prosecutors had issued arrest warrants for 20 people, with 14 suspects rounded up in the raids. Twelve of the suspects were released after giving testimony to police, while one was still being questioned, according to state media.
