Turkey's state-run news agency says judicial officials have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

The arrest and recent imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sent shockwaves through Turkey, marking a decisive shift toward full autocracy. On March 19, police officers — acting on ...

An Istanbul court has ordered the release of eight arrested journalists as protests continue in Turkey over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The journalists, including a ...

“The struggle will expand to all of Turkey from now on, but one leg will always be in Istanbul and one hand will always be on Sarachane,” Mr Ozel said, adding that the public’s resistance ...

In the face of the biggest protests in Turkey since the 2013 Gezi uprising over the redevelopment of an Istanbul park, Erdogan has remained defiant, denouncing the rallies as "street terror".

Students across Turkey protested and occupied campuses on Tuesday after declaring a boycott of classes. In Istanbul, thousands gathered in a park before marching to Şişli district, where the ...

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journalists and political figures in Turkey. The protests were sparked when Mr Imamoglu, the current mayor of Istanbul, was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of corruption. On Sunday, as he ...

Mass demonstrations are continuing in Turkey, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been arrested on corruption charges. Since protests broke out last week, Turkish authorities have detained ...

On Tuesday evening, thousands of students from many universities in Istanbul met in Maçka Park and then marched towards Şişli. Reuters Turkey's main opposition party said Tuesday would be the ...

On March 23, he was selected in a vote as the opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidate for Turkey’s next ... plans to redevelop Gezi Park in Istanbul transformed into widespread ...

Anger over the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu has spilled over into the fiercest protests to grip Turkey in over ... by plans to develop Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, known as the Gezi protests.