‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests
Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests - Turkish journalists told The Independent they ...
Erdogan was emboldened to jail Istanbul mayor by global turmoil, analysts say
Analysts say a convergence of international factors gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the opportunity to try to ...
Six year legal fight: how Istanbul's mayor became Erdogan's prime target
The combination of election success and legal battles has cemented Ekrem Imamoglu's status as Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and ...
Turkey arrests over 1,300 Istanbul protesters as Erdogan rebukes ‘movement of violence’
The Turkish government refuses to yield from its arrest of the president’s most high-profile political rival, detaining over ...
With protests in Istanbul, Erdogan says days of directing politics ‘through street terror’ are gone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the days when politics was "directed through street terror" were ...
Turkey jails Istanbul mayor expected to challenge Erdogan for presidency
A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial, CNN affiliate CNN Turk reported, as mass ...
Thousands rally in Istanbul as Erdogan issues warning against protests over mayor’s arrest
Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities denouncing the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul even as President Recep Tayyip ...
Prosecutors request formal arrest of Istanbul mayor and top challenger to Turkey’s Erdogan
His arrest this week has sparked widespread protests across Turkey, with demonstrators rallying in multiple cities to voice ...
Erdogan says protests over jailing of Istanbul mayor are 'movement of violence'
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests ...