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Istanbul mayor convicted of insulting Turkish officials

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the mayor of Istanbul — the country’s most populous city — to two years and seven months in prison on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council. Critics say the trial is an attempt to ...

14 Dec 2022 at 20:34

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More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists were detained in dawn raids in Istanbul early on Friday as part of a crackdown on media workers covering Turkey’s largest protests for more than a decade, their outlets reported. Elif Bayburt, who works for the Etkin News Agency, ...

28 Mar 2025 at 10:21

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Turkey detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following mayor’s arrest

Thirty-seven people have been detained by Turkish authorities for sharing “provocative” content on social media, the interior minister has said. The authorities are pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissenting voices that escalated with the ...

20 Mar 2025 at 12:52

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Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him to be jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a ...

23 Mar 2025 at 11:41

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Protests intensify on second day of questioning for detained Istanbul mayor

Hundreds of supporters of detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu have gathered in front of a courthouse where the challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced further questioning over allegations of corruption and terror links. The ...

22 Mar 2025 at 22:05

Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over jailing of Erdogan rival

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Turkey detains journalists as protests over Erdogan rival jailing rock country

Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union said, calling it a crackdown amid growing protests triggered by the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A ...

24 Mar 2025 at 13:18

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Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for second night over mayor’s arrest

Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor. The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, a prominent contender against President Recep Tayyip ...

20 Mar 2025 at 18:43

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Turkey’s president hits out at protesters for ‘sinking the economy’

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...

26 Mar 2025 at 20:10

BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after being detained

BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being detained for around 17 hours, the corporation has said. On Wednesday, the Turkish authorities took Mr Lowen from his hotel. He had been in the ...

27 Mar 2025 at 12:51

Thousands rally in Turkey despite warnings against protests over mayor arrest

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Turkey’s opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor’s arrest

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities on Friday as people rallied against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite the Turkish leader’s stern warning that ...

21 Mar 2025 at 22:14

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Turkish opposition leader jailed for ‘insulting’ prosecutor

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor and the chief rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of insulting and threatening a public official and sentenced him to a year and eight months ...

16 Jul 2025 at 12:22

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Dozens arrested as investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens

Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade. Among ...

26 Apr 2025 at 08:55

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