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Ruling party, ally defend legality of Erdoğan rival’s detention

Turkey’s ruling party and its nationalist ally defended the legality of the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political...

Journalist detained in Gezi Park protest investigation

Journalist İsmail Saymaz was detained early Wednesday morning as part of an investigation led by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into the 2013...

Turks see Syria as friendly, view Israel, US as top adversaries: survey

A majority of Turkish citizens view Syria as a friendly state, while identifying Israel and the United States as their country's primary adversaries, a...

Turkey delivers 2 Akıncı armed drones to Somalia amid tensions with US: report

Turkey delivered two advanced Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia on Tuesday amid tensions with the US over Ankara's deepening military,...

2 other mayors, journalists, businessmen among detainees in probe targeting İmamoğlu

Two district mayors in İstanbul along with other city officials, businessmen and journalists were among more than 80 people detained on Wednesday as part...

Turkey’s central bank sells record amount of FX after lira plunges: report

Turkey's central bank sold a record amount of foreign currency on Wednesday after the lira dropped more than 12 percent following the detention of...

Turkey moving at ‘full speed towards a complete authoritarian state’

The detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul and a leading political opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been met with global...

‘Living in a dictatorship’: İstanbul mayor’s detention sparks anger

"We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an İstanbul shopkeeper, after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption allegations. The early...

İmamoğlu: İstanbul’s powerful mayor and Erdoğan’s biggest rival

İstanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's biggest political rival, has faced a growing barrage of legal challenges aimed at stopping his...

Turkish lira hits historic low against dollar as İstanbul mayor detained

The Turkish lira plunged to an all-time low against the dollar on Wednesday, after police raided the home of İstanbul's powerful opposition mayor, Ekrem...

Erdoğan brands Israel ‘terror state’ after deadly Gaza strikes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday branded Israel a "terror state" following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire...

Turkish police detain İstanbul mayor, Erdoğan’s strongest rival

Turkish police raided the home of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe, in a move denounced by the...

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