The arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked widespread protests across Turkey. Accused of financial misconduct and links to Kurdish militants, his detention is seen as a ...

Just days before Turkey’s main opposition party was set to select its next presidential candidate, the leading contender, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested and jailed, effectively removing ...

Turkey’s central bank raised one of its key interest rates in a surprise meeting on Thursday, the latest move by authorities to reverse a decline in the lira. The monetary authority hiked the ...

Europe treads carefully While Turkey's president says the widespread protests — which included clashes with police — are a "movement of violence," France's foreign ministry has branded the ...

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 ...

When Turkey jailed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival at the weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets. Notably less vocal were the country’s Western allies. The Turkish president ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London The BBC said on Thursday that Turkey had deported a correspondent who was covering the antigovernment protests in the country, after he was detained and ...

As Turkey witnesses its biggest protests in more than a decade, there’s intense speculation about whether these events will lead to a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or a ...

In 2023, Mr Imamoglu was not fielded by his party in the presidential race over a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for "insulting" members of Turkey's High Electoral Committee. His appeal is ...

Turkey's budget deficit has skyrocketed by over 100%, according to official data released on Monday. The data shows a whopping £6.5billion deficit - this is up by 101.6% compared to the same ...

More than 1,000 people have been detained in Turkey after five nights of demonstrations against the arrest of the Turkish president's main rival. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, was ...

Read below for a roundup of updates from Turkey's political crisis on Monday, March 24 Skip next section Erdogan condemns protests over rival's arrest as 'movement of violence' 03/24/2025 March 24 ...