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Turkey detains more than 1,100 in protests over mayor’s arrest

Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday -- including journalists -- since the detention and subsequent arrest of President Recep Tayyip...

15 mn vote for newly deposed İstanbul mayor in opposition primary: City Hall

Some 15 million people voted in Sunday's symbolic primary organized by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a mass show of support...

Turkish gov’t wants more than 700 X accounts blocked: platform

Turkey's authorities, faced with a mass opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of İstanbul, have called for the closure of more...

Protesters rally as defiant İmamoğlu jailed in graft probe

İstanbul's embattled Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu vowed to fight on despite being suspended from office and jailed on Sunday, in developments that have sparked Turkey's...

Turkish court arrests İstanbul mayor in graft probe amid protests

A Turkish court formally placed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu under arrest as part of a corruption investigation Sunday, after a fourth night of mass...

Prospect of peace remains remote as Turkey’s Kurds mark Nevruz

Three weeks after jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their Nevruz New Year on Friday with...

Erdoğan calls protests against mayor’s detention ‘street terror,’ vows to fight back

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called ongoing protests against the detention of the mayor of İstanbul, his strongest political rival, “street terror,”...

European mayors call for immediate release of İstanbul counterpart

A group of European mayors has strongly condemned the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and other local elected officials in Turkey, describing it...

Journalist detained in Gezi Park investigation put under house arrest

Journalist İsmail Saymaz, who was detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the 2013 Gezi Park protests, has been released from custody...

İstanbul’s detained mayor faces new investigation over city daycare centers

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in police custody, is facing a new investigation over city-run daycare centers, which were allegedly opened without...

Turkish gov’t seeks to contain protests with detentions, investigations, bans

The Turkish government is cracking down on protesters who have taken to the streets to condemn the detention of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Turkish clinics vie for UK medical tourists’ business in London

Whether it is a bleached-white smile, a full head of hair or major surgery, more and more Brits are flocking to Turkey for cut-price...

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