I stand resolute, entrusting myself not only to the 16 million residents of Istanbul but to the 86 million citizens" of Turkey. Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party condemned ...

Police in Turkey have detained Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - as part of an investigation into alleged corruption ...

The opposition said the arrest was politically motivated. By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul Turkey arrested the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on ...

The move to detain the mayor of Turkey’s largest and most populous city, a key political battleground, comes after Istanbul University said on Tuesday it had annulled Imamoglu’s degree over ...

new video loaded: Protesters Clash With Police in Turkey Over Istanbul Mayor Arrest Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of Istanbul is the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and was set to be ...

Local media reports say it was linked to a corruption inquiry File photo of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu AFP Turkish police on Wednesday detained Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main ...

A high-profile political arrest in Istanbul threatens to divide a country that has divergent opinions about the president who has been in power for 11 years. Turkey has longstanding status as the ...

says judiciary independent Next election scheduled for 2028 but could come sooner ISTANBUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip ...

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.

(photo credit: REUTERS/DILARA SENKAYA) Turkey has arrested the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). It’s not the first time there were ...