Many thousands of people gathered in front of City Hall in Istanbul carrying Turkish flags and hand written placards making fun of Mr. Erdogan or calling for justice. Image Supporters of the ...

But crowds in some cities have been chanting anti-government slogans and, in Istanbul, they hung banners of Imamoglu and the nation’s founding leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk alongside Turkish flags.

Istanbul streets flooded after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, faces charges of corruption, fraud, and links to the PKK. Large crowds protested his arrest ...

Bedfordshire's Labour PCC John Tizard said the case exposed weaknesses in the current law, a sentiment shared by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. She said these were "deep and longstanding" and that ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as ...

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Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a ...

Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to supporters in Istanbul, January 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN. The Turkish lira took an immediate dive on Wednesday morning after the detention of the opposition’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkish police have detained Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political challenger to ...

Turkish police detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from his home on Wednesday, just one day after his university revoked his diploma—a decision that could prevent him from running in the next ...

STOCKS: Turkish blue-chip stocks (.XU100), opens new tab fell by nearly 6%, set for their worst daily performance since late 2023.