Tag: Turkey

On March 19, the popular mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested just as he was about to register to ...

CHP leader calls for former mayor’s release, denounces arrests of protesters in growing clashes over Turkish democracy.Hundreds of thousands of ...

Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, was jailed ...

Despite the crackdown, opposition activists promise to ‘not back down’, urging more people to take to streets.Turkish police have detained ...

The embattled mayor of Istanbul is the opposition party’s candidate for the next presidential election, scheduled to take place in ...

Imamoglu has denied the charges he faces as “unimaginable accusations and slanders” and called for nationwide protests on Sunday. “We will rip ...

Tens of thousands in cities around Turkiye protested on Saturday against the arrest of a prominent opposition politician. Citizens defied ...

343 people have been arrested in recent days since the protest against Imamoglu's arrest started Huge crowds gathered outside Istanbul ...

Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has denied “terrorism” charges brought against him, according to a court document seen by the ...

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Iftar dinner with ...