Turkish police detain 10 journalists in home raids over protest coverage
Turkish police on Monday detained 10 journalists in early morning home raids for covering days-long violent protests in İstanbul and other cities against the...
Turkey detains more than 1,100 in protests over mayor’s arrest
Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday — including journalists — since the detention and subsequent arrest of President Recep Tayyip...
28 under investigation for illegal slogans, banners at Newroz event in İstanbul
An investigation was launched and criminal complaints filed following a large Newroz celebration on Sunday in İstanbul, where hundreds of thousands gathered in the...
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu defiant after suspension from office and arrest
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu vowed to continue his political fight after being jailed in a corruption investigation and suspended from office Sunday, developments that...
Turkish court arrests İstanbul mayor in graft probe amid protests
A Turkish court formally placed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu under arrest as part of a corruption investigation Sunday, after a fourth night of mass...
İstanbul Bar Association board dismissed over ‘terrorist propaganda’
The İstanbul Bar Association’s executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” and “publicly spreading false information”, according to a court...
Turkey’s media watchdog warns broadcasters against personal comments on mayor’s detention
In a move seen by many as an act of intimidation and censorship, Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has...
Alevi leader arrested for filing criminal complaint against Syrian president
An Alevi leader was arrested in Turkey on Thursday after filing a legal complaint against Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa over alleged crimes against...
Germany’s Scholz criticizes Turkey over detention of Erdoğan’s main political rival: report
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Turkey on Thursday for detaining İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s primary political opponent, calling the act...
X blocks access to Turkish university students’ solidarity accounts amid protests
X has blocked access to accounts run by student groups from top Turkish universities amid nationwide protests over the detention of the mayor of...
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