ISTANBUL—Turkish officials defended the controversial mass arrests of a dozen lawmakers from the nation’s major pro-Kurdish party, while the nation braced for possible violent reactions to the latest crackdown against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political opposition. Turkish authorities in overnight raids detained the leaders of Peoples’ Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, as well as nine others for...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 04, 2016 11:55 UTC