Turkish police on Sunday detained dozens of people in the Mediterranean city of Antalya, in a series of protests against the G20 summit to be held in a nearby resort. However, most demonstrations were peaceful.
Security is tight for the two-day summit expected to be dominated by discussions on how to respond to the G20 nations deadly attacks in Paris, which claimed the Islamic State. The demonstrators were detained for several kilometers (miles) from the venue, which is performed in a seaside resort about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the city of Antalya.
A group of about 500 young people from the Turkish nationalist association met in the city, holding cardboard figures with the appearance of the US president, Barack Obama, and denouncing US intervention in the Middle East. The police allowed the group to go briefly on the condition that rid of the cardboard dolls.
Hundreds of members of Turkish unions and left-wing groups also held a demonstration against the organization of nations, bringing together rich and developing nations in the world.
They marched through the center of Antalya with a banner reading: "Outside the organization of G20 killer, colonialist and imperialist war" in both English and Turkish. Police detained dozens of protesters after one of them threw firecrackers at the police while the crowd dispersed.
Earlier, police arrested four protesters who wanted to walk to the summit venue to deliver a letter to participants. Authorities also detained about 20 protesters who refused to undergo a security check, according to reports by state news agency Anadolu.
Separately, members of the Uighur ethnic Turkish community also gathered in the city to protest the way China treats the Muslim minority. Chinese President Xi Jinping, is one of the participants of the summit.
Turkey adapted a large sports arena in Antalya as a temporary detention center in the event of large-scale protests.