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The mass arrests continued Sunday, despite the official ban, as Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed by a local court on corruption charges, pending a trial, in a move that his supporters have derided as "an at...
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Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city's jailed mayor.
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“We have left worry, fear and fatigue at home. We are on the streets, we are in the squares,” said Ozgur Ozel, leader of the CHP party, at a “Freedom for Imamoglu Rally” in the Istanbul district of M...
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release
Turkish authorities released a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, after detaining him overnight, an attorney for the lawyer said on Friday.
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have detained a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival, an MP of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Friday.
Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen and arrested other journalists amid the largest nationwide protests in a decade.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he expressed concern to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over protests and detentions in Turkey following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul.
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Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of corruption and terror investigations, according to state broadcaster TRT, citing the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office.
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 instructions from the ruling Justice and Development Party,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he expressed to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan U.S. concerns over the protests and detentions in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.