Turkey's opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
March 25, 2025
The head of Turkeys main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his ...5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's opposition
June 5, 2025
Turkish authorities suspended five elected mayors from duty Thursday as part of an ongoing crackdown on the countrys opposition. Separately, prosecutors launched an investigation ...Turkish court orders Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges as protests grow
March 23, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside Istanbul city hall Sunday night to protest the arrest of the city’s mayor, a key rival ...3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition
July 5, 2025
The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since ...Turkey's protests over the arrest of an Erdogan rival take a new angle: Boycott shopping
April 2, 2025
Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor — the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — took a ...Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul in support of imprisoned mayor
March 29, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the citys imprisoned mayor and demand his release. Turkey's ...X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account under court order but challenges decision
May 8, 2025
The social media platform X said Thursday it has blocked access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ’s account in Turkey, complying with a ...Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul's imprisoned mayor
April 3, 2025
Turkish police detained 11 people on Thursday for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over the jailing of key Erdogan rival
March 24, 2025
A media union said Turkish authorities arrested several journalists at their homes in a crackdown Monday, amid growing protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s ...Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates
March 19, 2025
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other ...Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest
March 20, 2025
Thousands of people gathered at Istanbul’s city hall for a second night Thursday to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor , which ...Thousands rally in Istanbul as Erdogan issues warning against protests over mayor's arrest
March 21, 2025
Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities on Friday as people rallied against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip ...Prosecutors request formal arrest of Istanbul mayor and top challenger to Turkey's Erdogan
March 22, 2025
Prosecutors early Sunday requested that detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu , the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, be formally arrested over allegations ...Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths
November 18, 2024
Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among 47 people on trial accused of causing the deaths of 10 infants as part of an ...Doctor at the heart of Turkey's newborn baby deaths case says he was a 'trusted' physician
November 23, 2024
The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul court Saturday ...Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US
October 21, 2024
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing unproven accusations that he masterminded a failed 2016 coup ...Things to know about the Turkish local elections that will gauge Erdogan’s popularity
March 26, 2024
On Sunday, millions of voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect mayors and administrators in local elections which will gauge President Recep ...In setback to Turkey's Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election
March 31, 2024
Turkeys main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to ...After a huge setback in local elections, which way forward now for Turkey's Erdogan?
April 1, 2024
The huge gains made by the opposition in Turkey’s local elections are raising the possibility that the long-serving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ...Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead
April 25, 2024
A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, ...