As hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to demand İmamoglu’s release, President Erdoğan, the commander-in-chief of NATO’s second largest army, accused the CHP of serving imperialism.

For a brief moment, Turkey might have feared that the protests, ongoing for almost two weeks now, would impact the tourism industry. Nothing could be further from the truth. Travellers continue to visit Turkish cities,

Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Istanbul Saturday, as unrest raged for the 10th day over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival.

To pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the jailing of his top rival, the opposition wants Turks to boycott companies that back Mr. Erdogan and plans to organize a protest this weekend.

Events in Turkey show how leaders can weaken secularism, concentrate power and criminalise the opposition within a political model that still retains a democratic façade. This “normalisation” of a shift towards autocracy should be a warning to other vulnerable democracies.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release.

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.

Istanbul is perhaps the most well-known Turkish destination for Brits but there are plenty of other cities in this country to have on your radar.