BBC correspondent covering Turkish mass protests

BBC said he deported Turkey’s correspondent on Thursday Antignation protests After the country, arrested and “danger for public order”.

The broadcaster said a statement Lowen in the country for several days, taken from the hotel on Wednesday and recorded this sign for 17 hours. He came to London on Thursday morning.

“No journalist said such a treatment did not face such treatment,” he said.

“We will continue to report against the events in Turkey,” he said, “he said and BBC will reach the Turkish government.

Mr Lowen reported in Turkey political crisis have spark by Akram Imamoglu arrested last weekIstanbul Mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s best opponent, corruption charges and terrorism. Hundreds of thousands of Turkish countries have protested in the country in the country since its arrest. About 170 people were sentenced to prison, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country told Wednesday.

Mr. Imamoglu later was removed as mayor from his position The arrest, which was convicted on corruption, said he was politically motivated by his arrest. Mr Erdogan’s critics said that the actions of action are the most recent example authoritarian tactics in power after two decades.

Mr Lowen, a well-known correspondent living in Turkey for five years, was not the only journalist caught on the cross. More than 1,300 people were arrested in connection with the protest of the Interior Ministry. A photographer for the French News Agency Agence France-Presse, including the seven of the detained journalists, was released for free on Thursday.

“Previously, I live five years and have such a love to be deported, and so much my love was extremely sad,” Mr Lowen said. “Press freedom and impartial report is the basis for any democracy.”

Turkey did not declare deportation and did not respond immediately to a survey to the Turkish authorities.

Ben Hubbard Contributed from Istanbul.