Turkish players Kenan Yildiz and Can Uzun have been named in the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) list of the world's top-performing under-20 footballers. Barcelona's young Spanish ...

But crowds in some cities have been chanting anti-government slogans and, in Istanbul, they hung banners of Imamoglu and the nation’s founding leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk alongside Turkish flags.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today, requesting his diplomatic intervention for the safe release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who is believed to be ...

Istanbul streets flooded after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, faces charges of corruption, fraud, and links to the PKK. Large crowds protested his arrest ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a huge crackdown to strengthen his grip on power by detaining his most serious political rival, raiding the homes of 106 opponents and banning ...

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Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a ...

Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to supporters in Istanbul, January 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN. The Turkish lira took an immediate dive on Wednesday morning after the detention of the opposition’s ...

STOCKS: Turkish blue-chip stocks (.XU100), opens new tab fell by nearly 6%, set for their worst daily performance since late 2023.

It may seem surprising then that the detention of a key political rival to the Turkish president prompted a sharp currency selloff on Wednesday. The reason for the large drop is that investors ...