Mr Erdogan’s officials sounded appalled by the notion that he was weaponising the courts. “To associate judicial ...

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu was a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested at his home on corruption and terrorism charges. He was growing in popularity and ...

Long-serving, autocratic-leaning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his tenure beyond ...

As the detention of Istanbul's mayor and the arrest of more than 100 raise alarms over an escalating crackdown on opposition, ...

The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained after prosecutors accused him of corruption and terrorism. The opposition said the ...

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...

"It is utterly dangerous and wrong to mischaracterise the investigations," Turkish Justice Minister Yilzam Tunc said.

Turkish police arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and ...

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and possible presidential candidate for the Republican People ...

The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has triggered strong reactions from foreign governments, with Germany calling it ...