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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...

172 jailed in İstanbul over protests against mayor’s arrest

Turkish authorities have jailed 172 people in İstanbul pending trial over demonstrations sparked by the arrest and suspension from office of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

US expresses ‘concerns’ over arrests, protests in Turkey

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday voiced US "concerns" to Turkey's foreign minister over arrests and large protests in the country, Agence France-Presse...

Turkey’s opposition targets pro-gov’t businesses with boycott

Turkey's main opposition leader on Monday called for a nationwide boycott of businesses and media outlets linked to the ruling party to protest the...

Gezi protests in 2013 are Erdoğan’s nightmare, protesters’ inspiration

With protesters calling for a march on İstanbul's Taksim Square, coffins symbolizing the death of justice and calls for resistance, the recent protests roiling...

Turkey braces for further protests as 7 journalists arrested

Seven journalists detained for covering the mass protests that have gripped Turkey were arrested on Tuesday as the country braced for another day of...

Turkey’s fragile economy braces for fallout from İstanbul mayor’s arrest

The arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s top political rival, has rattled markets and raised fears that political turmoil could...

[OPINION] İmamoğlu’s arrest signals Turkey’s metamorphosis into a Russian-style autocracy

Ömer Murat* The grounds for the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, as stated by numerous local and international experts, bear no relation to the...

Students boycott classes, fill streets in protest of İstanbul mayor’s arrest

Thousands of university students across Turkey have begun boycotting classes, protesting the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and what they call an erosion...

İstanbul’s jailed mayor: What we know

A court on Sunday ordered the jailing of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and several co-defendants on corruption charges, sparking outrage from Turkey’s main opposition...

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu defiant after suspension from office and arrest

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu vowed to continue his political fight after being jailed in a corruption investigation and suspended from office Sunday, developments that...

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...

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