Turkey protests: Istanbul's wild riots explained as Erdogan hatred reaches boiling point
Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival - has been arrested alongside ...
What we know about Istanbul’s mayor and why he was arrested
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...
Thousands of Turkish protesters defy ban over Istanbul mayor’s detention
Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic ...
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‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests
Recommended UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan brands protests ‘evil’ Is it safe to travel to Turkey during the Istanbul protests? Why are thousands of people ...
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Turkey detains 343 people over protests against Istanbul mayor’s detention, interior ministry says
Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday ...
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‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests
Erol Onderoglu, who started the Istanbul office for Reporters Without Borders in 1996, said press freedom is worse now than it was under military rule when he first came to Turkey. Given the size ...
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Thousands of Turkish protesters defy ban over Istanbul mayor’s detention
Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought ...