In Turkey, numerous mayors from the pro-Kurdish Dem Party and, more recently, the CHP have already been removed from office due to terrorism investigations and replaced by pro-government trustees.

In 2019, for the first time in 25 years, Islamic conservatives in Turkey lost control of the capital Ankara and Istanbul. İmamoğlu was re-elected as Istanbul mayor in the 2024 polls.

Turkish authorities moved against the country’s main opposition party on Wednesday, detaining President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top rival and dozens of other people in a move that could help ...

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Imamoglu is the main rival to President Recip Tayyip Erdogan, and his detention set off a wave of mass protests not seen in Turkey for more ... a call to boycott dozens of Turkish companies ...

"We have detained 234 high-level crime organisation leaders, 225 from inside Turkey and nine from abroad ... Middle Eastcategory Israeli strikes hit dozens of targets in Gaza as ceasefire ...

Video from CNN Turk showed police wearing riot gear and dozens of security vehicles outside ... Meanwhile, the mayor’s detention sent shockwaves through Turkey’s financial markets, deepening ...

Two prominent Turkish investigative journalists were arrested in early morning raids on Thursday on charges related to "threats" and "blackmail," the Istanbul prosecutor's office said. "An ...

ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 37 people over social media posts in a crackdown following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoglu, authorities said on Thursday. A total of 261 ...