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Turkey releases lawyer of jailed Istanbul mayor, lawyer says

By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities released a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, after detaining him overnight,

CBS News · 1d

Turkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival

Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen and arrested other journalists amid the largest nationwide protests in a decade.

The New York Times · 2d

Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Rally After Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest

To pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the jailing of his top rival, the opposition wants Turks to boycott companies that back Mr. Erdogan and plans to organize a protest this weekend.

Protests erupt in Turkey

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Religion News Service on MSN · 3h

Turkey's president arrested his top opponent. Here's why it matters to the beleaguered free world.

Erdoğan's arrest of the Istanbul mayor is aimed at quelling an increasingly vocal political opposition. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is also indispensable to the Turkish president as a symbol of religious toleration — and a foil to Erdoğan's Islamist ideal.

Al-Monitor · 1h

More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests

Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade.

MoneyWeek on MSN · 10h

Protests erupt in Turkey after the arrest of president Erdogan's rival

The biggest protests in more than a decade have “erupted” across Turkey after Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and main rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on 19 March, says Ben Hubbard in The New York Times.

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Istanbul Blockchain Week 2025 Is Back: The Future of Web3 Unfolds in Turkey’s Innovation Hub

Istanbul Blockchain Week 2025 returns, uniting Web3 leaders in Turkey’s innovation hub for discussions, networking, and the ...

Police use force to break up protests at university in Turkey’s capital

The demonstrations began last week following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep ...

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In Turkey's Dark Times, Protesters Are A Democratic Light

As protests continue against the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, there's no doubt that Turkey is in a ...

Turkey Deports BBC Journalist Over 'Public Order' Threat, Fines TV Channels

Mark Lowen had been in Turkey to cover mass street protests triggered by the arrest and jailing of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. BBC News CEO Deborah Turness called the deportation "extremely ...

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