Turkey’s central bank surprised markets on Thursday when it raised its key interest rate, the one-week repurchase rate, from ...

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The opposition leader’s arrest has ignited Turkey’s largest protests in over a decade ...

The mayor of Istanbul is President Erdogan's most serious rival and was about to be selected as an opposition candidate in presidential elections. Shortly before that could happen, Ekrem Imamoglu was ...

By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, the government has crossed the line that separates Turkey’s competitive ...

Supporters gather outside Silivri prison as Istanbul's mayor faces politically motivated charges, sparking nationwide ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and ... "They think they can silence us and prevent us from defending and supporting Ekrem Imamoglu," Ongun said. "I entrust Ekrem Imamoglu to the Turkish ...

Turkish police have detained the strongest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a move that experts say is aimed at removing all possible contenders ahead of the next presidential election and ...

Turkey said on Thursday it rejected "prejudiced" foreign statements over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and protests it triggered, following the detention of nearly 1,900 people since the ...

The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, four days before he was set to be named the presidential candidate of Turkey’s political opposition. He has denied the ...

Turkey has detained over 1,100 people ... were sparked on March 19 by the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was emerging as a key rival and likely election challenger ...

Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of ...