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Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas during protest near İstanbul City Hall

Turkish riot police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas as demonstrators protested near İstanbul City Hall over the detention of Mayor Ekrem...

Opposition faces backlash over weak response to İstanbul mayor’s detention

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is facing fierce criticism as it is accused of an inadequate response to the detention of İstanbul...

Alevi leader arrested for filing criminal complaint against Syrian president

An Alevi leader was arrested in Turkey on Thursday after filing a legal complaint against Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa over alleged crimes against...

Detained İstanbul mayor urges judges to act as protests resume

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Thursday urged the judiciary to take a stand against the Turkish government's misuse of the courts as protesters rallied...

Turkey’s media watchdog warns broadcasters against personal comments on mayor’s detention

In a move seen by many as an act of intimidation and censorship, Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has...

Turkish gov’t seizes İmamoğlu’s construction company after his detention

A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of a construction company owned by İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu following his detention, the state-run Anadolu...

Turkey’s defense ministry calls on PKK to announce date for laying down arms

A spokesperson for the Turkish Defense Ministry has called on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to immediately announce the date of a congress...

İstanbul’s mayor remains in detention, new rally called

İstanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terrorism allegations after his detention the day before, as his party...

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...

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...

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