With protests in Istanbul, Erdogan says days of directing politics ‘through street terror’ are gone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the days when politics was "directed through street terror" were ...
Istanbul mayor Imamoglu appears in court as protests sweep Turkish cities
By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential challenger to longtime President Tayyip ...
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Despite bans the people of Istanbul continue protesting: İmamoğlu one step away from prison, while Erdoğan takes a big risk
İmamoğlu is already becoming the face of the main opposition’s battle against Erdoğan and the ruling AKP. He was a strong ...
Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates
He was arrested as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links, media reported, a day after a ...
Erdoğan's party denies 'coup' claims after Istanbul mayor's detention
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday strongly denied accusations from the opposition of a ...
Major rival to Turkey’s Erdogan vows to fight on as court jails him on corruption charges ahead of trial
A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial, CNN affiliate CNN Turk reported, as mass protests have broken out across the country against his detention over ...