But crowds in some cities have been chanting anti-government slogans and, in Istanbul, they hung banners of Imamoglu and the nation’s founding leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk alongside Turkish flags.

Istanbul streets flooded after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, faces charges of corruption, fraud, and links to the PKK. Large crowds protested his arrest ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Live view from outside Istanbul’s City Hall after Turkish police arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a huge crackdown to strengthen his grip on power by detaining his most serious political rival, raiding the homes of 106 opponents and banning ...

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Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a ...

Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to supporters in Istanbul, January 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN. The Turkish lira took an immediate dive on Wednesday morning after the detention of the opposition’s ...

ANKARA, March 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank sold a record amount of foreign currency on Wednesday after the lira dropped more than 12% following the detention of Istanbul's mayor, according ...

The Turkish lira’s fall against the dollar on Wednesday is a sign that investors fear the president’s commitment to structural reforms cannot be trusted. Many will worry that he is ultimately ...

Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations. Detention orders ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful arrested on corruption charges, remains one of the country's most popular politicians. A leading figure in the opposition Republican People's Party ...