As domestic stability gets wobbly in Turkey the destabilizing effect can radiate out to the neighboring countries, to the ...

Corruption and terrorism charges against Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most-threatening political challenger, are a major plot point in Turkey’s slide toward ...

Turkey is a very different place from one thing to another. Proud ancient ruins are standing next to modern cities, turquoise ...

As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a ...

Once mayor of Istanbul himself, the CHP has now won three consecutive mayoral elections against Erdogan’s party in Turkey’s biggest city, each by a greater margin than the last. “We are up ...

More than 1,000 people have been detained in Turkey after five nights of demonstrations ... charges on Wednesday - sparking protests in cities including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

Turkey took a sharp turn toward full autocracy on Sunday when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, was jailed amid a major crackdown on ... mayor of ...

The largest protests in a decade are now rocking Turkey after the mayor of ... Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkeys largest city in March 2019, in a major blow to Erdogan, whose party had ...

Police in capital city Ankara and Istanbul fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse protesters gathering, social media videos and local media outlets in Turkey showed. Turkish authorities ...

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 ...