The move has catalyzed massive protests in Istanbul and across the nation, raising questions about democracy in Turkey and the escalating tensions between the ruling government and the opposition.

The allegations against İmamoğlu are numerous and serious, including charges of membership in a criminal organization, bribery, fraud, bid rigging, and connections to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ ...

The head of Turkey's main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu after six nights of mass protests ...

Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests - Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival -- was arrested over graft and terrorism allegations, a video was ...

Almost 1,500 people have been detained -- including an AFP photographer -- as tens of thousands continued protests in the ...

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive ...

After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...

Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in ...

Mass protests have erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition figure and declared presidential candidate. Prosecutors allege that the now former ...

A Turkish court on Tuesday placed seven journalists in custody after they were arrested while covering the protests in ...

The head of Turkey’s largest opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in prison on Tuesday, after his ...