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In Erdoğan’s Turkey, young protesters demand freedom

“The people governing us are violating our rights,” said Ara Yıldırım, a medical student in İstanbul, as Turkey braces for a fourth day of...

Huge crowds protest in İstanbul as mayor questioned by prosecutors

Huge crowds gathered outside İstanbul City Hall on Saturday for a fourth night of protests over the detention of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who told...

Armenia temporarily opens border gate with Turkey to allow Syria aid

Armenia has temporarily opened the Margara-Alican border crossing with Turkey for 10 days to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria, according to...

More than 340 detained after mass protests in Turkey

More than 340 people were detained following Turkey’s biggest street protests in over a decade, sparked by the detention of the mayor of İstanbul,...

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...

Trump considering potential sale of F-35s to Turkey: report

US President Donald Trump is considering lifting sanctions on Turkey and potentially resuming the sale of advanced fighter jets, including the F-35, after a...

Thousands defy Erdoğan’s warning against marching in İstanbul

Thousands of protesters marched in İstanbul late Friday in support of its detained mayor, defying a warning from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who...

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...

Exiled Turkish journalists denounce censorship by tech giants at UN

Turkish journalists living in exile, speaking at a United Nations panel discussion in Geneva on Thursday, denounced increasing digital censorship by major tech companies,...

Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas during protest near İstanbul City Hall

Turkish riot police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas as demonstrators protested near İstanbul City Hall over the detention of Mayor Ekrem...

Germany’s Scholz criticizes Turkey over detention of Erdoğan’s main political rival: report

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Turkey on Thursday for detaining İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s primary political opponent, calling the act...

Opposition faces backlash over weak response to İstanbul mayor’s detention

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is facing fierce criticism as it is accused of an inadequate response to the detention of İstanbul...

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