‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests
Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown ...
Erdogan accuses the opposition of wrecking Turkey's economy during protests over mayor's jailing
Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade ...
‘Fists and kicks’: The view from the ground in Turkey’s violent protests
Protestors are being beaten with batons, and kicked and punched by police, while young students are being shot with rubber ...
Turkish state media accused of concealing reality of mass anti-Erdogan protests
Independent and opposition media outlets have shared footage of the Turkey protests despite threats that they may lose their ...
Why are thousands of people protesting in Turkey after Istanbul mayor’s arrest?
More than 1,100 people have been arrested as tens of thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the arrest of ...
Journalists arrested in Turkey as protests grow over jailing of president’s main rival
Authorities accused of attacking ‘people’s right to learn the truth’ as president Erdogan seeks to paint protests as ...
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in three local elections ...
UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan brands protests ‘evil’
His arrest has been widely interpreted as a political attempt to remove a major challenger to Mr Erdogan ahead of the 2028 ...