Demonstrators wave Turkish flags during a protest in Istanbul against the detention of opposition figures. (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas) Türkiye has detained Mehmet Pehlivan, the lawyer for jailed ...

Imamoglu is widely seen as the only politician who could pose a significant challenge to Erdogan, who has dominated Turkiye’s politics since 2003, first as prime minister and then as president.

Turkiye has detained 37 people accused of sharing “provocative” social media posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main ...

The biggest protests in Turkiye in over a decade erupted last week following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption charges, a move opposition supporters see as a blatant ...

Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday, including journalists, since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkiye's worst unrest ...

(Istanbul, March 24, 2025) – The formal order by an Istanbul court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition ...

Seven journalists detained for covering the mass protests that have gripped Turkiye were granted conditional release on Tuesday as the nation braced for another day of unrest over the arrest of a ...

Europe's security without Türkiye is unimaginable, said the nation’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. Türkiye sees its EU membership process as "strategic priority," as it is an ...

Few vacationers travel to Turkiye for a road trip. Most tourists fly to Bodrum or Antalya for a sunny holiday or to splurge in Istanbul. Yet, Turkiye holds plenty of adventures for all those who ...

ISTANBUL -- Chinese car brands have become key players in Turkiye's automotive market with their competitive prices and long-term dedication to investment, an Istanbul-based industry veteran said ...

In Istanbul on 27 February, Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, commonly known as the PKK, called on the organisation to dissolve itself and its militants to abandon ...

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Sunday (Mar 23) jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed ...