FILE PHOTO: Riot police stand guard in front of the Bogazici University as students protest against the new rector and arrest of two students inside the campus, in Istanbul, Turkey February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police have instructed officers to prevent people filming or recording security forces on smartphones while they are on duty, Turkish media reported on Friday.
Critics of the move said the decision, circulated in a notice by Turkey's police headquarters, was unlawful and would make it more difficult to identify rights violations at demonstrations or other events where police were deployed.
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