Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkish police have detained Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political challenger to ...

As the protesters marched towards Istanbul’s City Hall ... The arrest of İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most serious opposition challenger, has spooked markets and triggered ...

The main rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces a potential ... Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular mayor of Istanbul who outperforms Erdoğan in opinion polls, was expecting to be ...

As huge protests gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to demand İmamoglu’s release, President Erdoğan, the commander-in-chief of ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly called for the destruction of Israel during Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul on Sunday. The Jerusalem Post reported that ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a civil lawsuit seeking 500,000 Turkish ... where he described the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu as the “Mar 19 coup attempt.” During his speech, ...

Turkey's government insisting the judiciary is independent and free from political influence. View on euronews ...

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco) (CN) — In a dawn raid, Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the chief challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's 22-year rule, ...

Turkey took a sharp turn toward full autocracy on Sunday when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, was jailed amid a major crackdown on the opposition.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key political rival to Erdoğan, was detained on 19 March on corruption and terrorism charges that many saw as politically ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan banned short-selling and called ... Authorities also imposed a protest ban and travel restrictions on Istanbul. Though elections are not due to be held in Turkey ...