Court orders Imamoglu, a key rival to President Erdogan, jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive protests calling for his release

Unlike X, which has suspended social media accounts at the request of the Turkish government, Meta says it has faced heavy fines in Turkey for refusing to do so.

An op-ed by imprisoned Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was on March 28 published by The New York Times. The politician, officially made the main opposition’s challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since he was detained nine days ago,

Officials in Istanbul elected an interim replacement on Wednesday for the Turkish city’s popular mayor, who is being held in custody on corruption charges. Members of the municipal council representing Turkey’s largest city selected deputy chairman Nuri Aslan as an interim mayor to replace Ekrem Imamoglu,

Charged with 'corruption' and 'aiding a terror organization,' the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, seen as the main opposition figure against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, triggered nationwide protests.

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s government in more than a decade.

Turkish fans had urged the rock band to cancel the show as thousands of citizens protest the recent arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

Turkey's main opposition party says that the lawyer of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's opponent has been detained. It comes along with the detention of two journalists in dawn raids as authorities crack down on dissent.