Separately, two journalists who covered the anti-government protests in Istanbul were detained early on Friday, the Journalists' Union of Turkey said. The detention of the journalists came a day ...

Who is Ekrem Imamoglu? Mr. Imamoglu became the mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic engine, in 2019, after defeating a candidate backed by Mr. Erdogan. He was re-elected twice ...

An Istanbul court has ordered the release of eight arrested journalists as protests continue in Turkey over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The journalists, including a ...

Turkey has detained over 1,100 people — including 10 journalists reportedly arrested Monday morning — since mass protests were sparked on March 19 by the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor ...

Istanbul’s opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed pending trial over graft charges that he and his ...

On March 7, the Cathedral opened its doors to the community for the first time with a free concert. The venue’s first closing set belonged to a native of the city, Alejandro Aranda, also known ...

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have detained a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival, an MP of the main opposition Republican ...

Mr. Imamoglu was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019. He wrote from Silivri Prison, outside the city. Early in the morning on March 19, dozens of armed police officers showed up at my door with a ...

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ANKARA - Turkish authorities released a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, after detaining him overnight, an attorney for the lawyer ...

A court formally detained the Mayor of Istanbul, a prominent opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (March 23, 2025), and ordered him jailed while awaiting the results of a trial ...

More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. In a post on X ...