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.

The imprisonment of Istanbul's mayor and the resulting protests have put the focus back on the Turkish President's political evolution. Once considered a reformer, he has more recently mostly monopolized power.

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry condemns Israel’s Friday airstrikes in Lebanon, saying they are evidence of Israel’s “flagrant disregard for international law and its ongoing threat to the region’s security and stability.

Since the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife Dilek has been center stage at nightly protests, fighting for her husband and the survival of the Turkish opposition.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that cooperation between Turkey and Russia is crucial for resolving regional conflicts, the Turkish presidency said Friday.

A Turkish court formally arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.

A media workers' union says Turkish authorities have arrested several journalists at their homes. That's while protests escalate after the jailing of a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed Sunday pending a trial on corruption charges.