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Jailed Istanbul mayor appears in court as supporters gather outside his prison
Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where the hearing was taking place. Mayor Ekrem ...
Two leading Turkish journalists are detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work
Writers Timur Soykan of BirGun and Cumhuriyet’s Murat Agirel were arrested at their homes on charges of making threats and blackmail in an investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s ...
2 leading Turkish journalists are detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work
Turkish newspapers say two leading journalists have been detained over what they say are false charges stemming from their work ...
Turkish opposition party reelects chairman following arrest of Istanbul mayor
Turkey’s main opposition party reelected its chairman Sunday, two weeks after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, the ...
Turkey's opposition vows to sustain protests over jailing of Erdogan's main rival
Turkey's main opposition leader on Sunday pledged further protests against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President ...
Facing a government crackdown on dissent, Turkey's protesters put aside their differences
The arrest of an opposition presidential candidate last month has triggered the largest anti-government protests Turkey has ...
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Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy
By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, the government has crossed the line that separates Turkey’s competitive ...
Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul’s imprisoned mayor
Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of ...
Istanbul prosecutor investigates opposition boycott calls in wake of mayor’s arrest
Istanbul’s public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into recent opposition calls for a boycott of pro-government businesses following the arrest of the city’s mayor.
Hundreds of thousands protest İmamoğlu’s arrest in Istanbul as CHP and Erdoğan accuse each other of being “pro-imperialist”
As huge protests gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to demand İmamoglu’s release, President Erdoğan, the commander-in-chief of ...