His detention is viewed by many—including rights organizations and foreign governments—as politically motivated, aimed at stifling a key opposition figure who poses a significant challenge to ...

In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in ...

Several hundred thousand demonstrators gathered again in Istanbul on Saturday. Some figures from the ruling ...

Youth activist Enes Hocaoğulları is preparing for the possibility of arrest upon his return to Turkey, following his speech ...

The arrest and recent imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sent shock waves through Turkey, marking a decisive shift toward full autocracy. On March 19, police officers — acting on ...

After rising up to rally against the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, young Turkish protesters ...

CHP leader Ozgur Ozel blasts Labour and Keir Starmer for silence over Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's arrest, saying 'they will ...

The ongoing protests in Turkey caused by the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu continue to gain momentum. The ...

Their detention, which coincided with the Eid public holiday marking the end of Ramadan, amounted to "psychological torture," ...

Germany's Goethe-Institut has an office at the heart of Istanbul's political action, but also around the world. How is the cultural institution reacting to geopolitical shifts?

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Turkish authorities to release detained foreign reporters, warning that recent arrests reflect a deteriorating press freedom climate in the ...

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated ...