Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of ...

It also announced the closure of some metro stops and roads in downtown ... the mayor of Turkey’s largest and most populous city, a key political battleground, comes after Istanbul University ...

ISTANBUL – Police used pepper spray, plastic pellets and water cannon against protesters in Turkey’s capital early Thursday, the latest clash in the country’s biggest anti-government ...

Demonstrations took place in more than a dozen cities including Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul and the capital Ankara, the ministry said in a statement. It said the detentions were made to ...

By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul One week after the Turkish ... “A great country like Turkey has a very small, very underdeveloped, very inadequate main opposition party ...

in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, on March 22, 2025. FRANCISCO SECO / AP A Turkish court formally placed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu under arrest as part of a graft investigation, on Sunday ...

A protester waves Turkish flag during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, outside Caglayan courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah ...

Turkey has detained over 1,100 people — including 10 journalists reportedly arrested Monday morning — since mass protests were sparked on March 19 by the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor ...