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Turkish court rules on 2022 mine disaster, sparking outrage among victims’ families

A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced multiple defendants in connection with a 2022 mining disaster that killed 42 miners, ruling that they acted with...

Main opposition leader says İstanbul mayor framed by report from finance ministry watchdog

Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused the finance minister and the financial crimes watchdog of fabricating evidence to justify the arrest of the mayor...

İmamoğlu joins list of jailed opponents of President Erdoğan

İstanbul's now-deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has become the latest Turkish politician or activist opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to fall afoul of the...

UN ‘very concerned’ at widespread detentions in Turkey, urges investigation

The UN voiced alarm on Tuesday at Turkey's use of mass detentions amid countrywide demonstrations over the arrest of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor, urging...

Turkey’s main opposition leader visits İstanbul mayor in jail

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), paid a visit to the party’s İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, recently jailed...

Court orders arrest of AFP journalist over İstanbul protests: lawyer

An İstanbul court on Tuesday ordered the formal arrest of an Agence France-Presse photographer who had been detained after covering mass protests, reversing an...

Prosecutors seek arrest of 206 people in İstanbul over protests

Turkish prosecutors have requested the pretrial detention of 206 people including protestors, journalists and others taken into custody in İstanbul since the detention and...

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...

European rights body concerned about ‘disproportionate’ force in Turkey protests

Pan-European rights body the Council of Europe has urged Turkey to allow people to freely protest, expressing concern the authorities were using "disproportionate" force...

Protesters hit İstanbul streets again over mayor’s arrest

Vast crowds of students surged onto İstanbul's streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of İstanbul's opposition mayor, sparking Turkey's...

X blocks access to popular independent news website in Turkey over protest coverage

Social media platform X has blocked access to Bianet, one of the few remaining independent news outlets in Turkey, based on a request from...

[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...

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