Turkey’s main opposition party has long been a centrist and unradical force. But the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ...

Protests in Turkey are ramping up after the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu was detained facing charges including graft and aiding a terrorist group. NBC News' Matt ...

Elections are not scheduled until 2028 but would need to come earlier if Erdogan, 71, who has run Turkey for 22 years, wants to run again. Imamoglu leads the president in some polls. Addressing a ...

Turkey’s central bank raised one of its key interest rates in a surprise meeting on Thursday, the latest move by authorities to reverse a decline in the lira. The monetary authority hiked the ...

At least 37 people have been detained in Turkey over social media posts that criticised the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is widely seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s mai ...

In one swoop, the successes Erdogan could point to over the past 18 months were thrown into jeopardy amid fears that Imamoglu’s arrest marked a dangerous turning point for Turkey – even in a ...

Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making "provocative posts inciting crime and hatred" over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the interior minister said on Thursday.

In Turkey, access to various internet platforms has apparently been severely restricted. This affects not only social networks and messengers, but also popular services such as YouTube and X ...

ISTANBUL/PRAGUE, March 20 (Reuters) - Turkey and Slovakia have received extensions from the United States to waivers for gas payments to Russia, sources told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the ...

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Imamoglu, one of Turkey’s most popular political figures, was the major threat to Erdogan. Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade after winning a knife-edge presidential election in 2023 ...

Watch: Istanbul mayor says he's 'facing intimidation' in video message Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected ...