Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade.

By Huseyin Hayatsever, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan SpicerANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.