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Özgür Özel: From low-key opposition leader to the face of Turkey protests

In the few weeks since the jailing of Turkey's opposition heavyweight Ekrem İmamoğlu, Özgur Özel has become the face of the biggest protests to...

Turkey’s main opposition to hold emergency convention amid pressure from Erdoğan gov’t

Turkey’s main opposition party is convening an emergency congress as it faces pressure from the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally makes first appearance since February surgery

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared in public Friday for...

CHP officially names jailed mayor its presidential candidate

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has officially declared Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul, its candidate for president. The decision was made...

Turkey’s CHP elects interim mayor for İstanbul after İmamoğlu’s arrest

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has elected a member of the city council in İstanbul to run the city in the absence...

Erdoğan vows legal action against economic ‘sabotage’ amid boycott of pro-gov’t businesses

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned that people attempting to undermine Turkey’s economy will face legal consequences, as the opposition calls for a boycott...

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...

İstanbul mayor to be questioned as defiance of Erdoğan mounts

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is set to appear before prosecutors on Saturday, after spending a third night in police custody, as protests continue nationwide...

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...

İmamoğlu: İstanbul’s powerful mayor and Erdoğan’s biggest rival

İstanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's biggest political rival, has faced a growing barrage of legal challenges aimed at stopping his...

Turkish university cancels degree of Erdoğan’s strongest rival

A Turkish university said Tuesday that İstanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu — already the target of a number of court cases — falsely obtained...

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