Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

Imamoglu, the popular 53-year-old mayor was seen as the next opposition party candidate for the Turkish presidency.

The Turkish government is taking all necessary measures for the 'healthy functioning of the markets,' a top economy official ...

Turkish assets fell sharply Wednesday, after police detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival of President Recep Tayyip ...

Turkey's lira fell as much as 12.7% to an all-time low of 42 to the dollar on Wednesday, with bonds and stocks also tumbling, ...

Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure, was detained by Turkish police, marking a significant ...

The Turkish lira plunged to a record low against the U.S. dollar, and Turkey's benchmark index fell 7% after the country's ...

Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Istanbul on Wednesday after Turkish authorities detained leading opposition ...

The detention, denounced by his Republican People's Party (CHP) as a judicial coup to derail his presidential ambitions, sent shockwaves through Turkey's fragile economy, with the lira nosediving 12% ...