The arrest on March 19 of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges his supporters say are false, sparked the most significant anti-government protests in Turkiye in over ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Turkiye’s Istanbul have taken to the streets again, rallying against the government’s decision to imprison the city’s popular mayor. The mass ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Türkiye’s authorities should immediately cease attacks on peaceful protesters, stop targeting journalists and news channels, and halt the crackdown on online speech, a group of 15 international ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 -- 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 ...