Ekrem Imamoglu, CHP candidate, at a campaign rally for the 23 June re-run of Istanbul mayoral elections, Istanbul, May 22, 2019 ...

Istanbul’s imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his lawyers have boycotted a court hearing, claiming a late change of venue was “unlawful.” ...

A Turkish far-right politician accused of inciting public hatred and hostility has gone on trial in a case critics view as an ...

An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a television channel aligned with Turkey's main opposition party on charges of bid-rigging, the prosecutor's office said late on Tuesday ...

Turkey’s main opposition leader is under investigation and five Turkish mayors from the same party have been dismissed amid an ongoing crackdown ...

Turkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing ...

The March 19 arrest and jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the biggest street protests Turkey had seen in decades.

Read more Subscribers only Turkey: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest marks the start of a new authoritarian era It was in this context that a bill on "reorganizing the laws and regulations of ...

Turkish authorities have escalated their crackdown on the opposition-run Istanbul municipality over alleged corruption charges, detaining 30 people.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is also President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival and leads him in some polls, was jailed in March pending trial over charges of corruption and aiding a ...

The March 19 arrest and jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the biggest street protests Turkey had seen in decades. Police had already detained nearly 70 people in subsequent raids ...

Saturday’s detentions are the fifth wave of a legal crackdown against the Istanbul administration since March 19, when Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on corruption charges. The arrest of ...