The arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked widespread protests across Turkey. Accused of financial misconduct and links to Kurdish militants, his detention is seen as a ...

Europe treads carefully While Turkey's president says the widespread protests — which included clashes with police — are a "movement of violence," France's foreign ministry has branded the ...

Just days before Turkey’s main opposition party was set to select its next presidential candidate, the leading contender, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested and jailed, effectively removing ...

new video loaded: What to Know About the Turmoil in Turkey Turkey was plunged into a political crisis after the authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and a top rival to President ...

As Turkey witnesses its biggest protests in more than a decade, there’s intense speculation about whether these events will lead to a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or a ...

Police in Turkey have detained Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - as part of an investigation into alleged corruption ...

Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish ...

It was a dramatic escalation in an ongoing crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey. The state-run Anadolu news agency said prosecutors issued detention warrants for the mayor ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London The BBC said on Thursday that Turkey had deported a correspondent who was covering the antigovernment protests in the country, after he was detained and ...

Imamoglu, one of Turkey’s most popular political figures, was the major threat to Erdogan. Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade after winning a knife-edge presidential election in 2023 ...

When Turkey jailed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival at the weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets. Notably less vocal were the country’s Western allies. The Turkish president ...

In fact, Turkey holds the key to Russia’s military future in Syria. Moscow has long relied on its military bases in Tartus and Khmeimim to project power through its advanced anti-access/area ...