Turkish opposition calls for early elections, release of jailed Istanbul mayor as protests continue
The arrest on March 19 of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges his supporters say are false, sparked the most significant anti-government protests in Turkey in over a deca
Turkey protests: Opposition rallies for release of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
People wave flags of Turkey atop a garbage truck during a rally called by the Republican People's Party (CHP) in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul on March 29, 2025 (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP)
Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city's imprisoned ...
More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the ...
A Turkish court formally jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponent, ...
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...
Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.
Turkey is witnessing massive protests as thousands of demonstrators have come out on the streets. The reason: They are ...
Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned ...
"I'm not afraid. I will not take a single step back. I am shouting as loud as I can from my dark cell," Imamoglu said ...
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