Turkish actor detained after boycott calls

Turkish authorities yesterday detained at least 11 people, including an actor, suspected of spreading calls for a blanket boycott of purchases in protest against the jailing of Istanbul's opposition mayor.

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Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the calls and accused the suspects of "incitement to hatred and enmity", the official Anadolu news agency reported. Five additional suspects were being sought, it added.

Among the detainees was Turkish actor Cem Yigit Uzumoglu, who played Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in the Netflix series, Rise of Empires: Ottoman.