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Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy
By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, the government has crossed the line that separates Turkey’s competitive ...
What We Know About the Turmoil in Turkey
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more ...
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Turkey suspends Imamoglu’s mayoral duties, keeps him under arrest as more protests expected
The Istanbul mayor was temporarily suspended from his duties after his formal arrest by an Istanbul court on Sunday.
Violent clashes as Turkey protests continue over detention of Erdogan’s main political rival
Violent clashes erupted across several cities in Turkey between opposition supporters and state security forces for a second ...
Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President
Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political ...
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Turkey in undeclared state of emergency following detention of Erdogan rival Imamoglu
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey on March 19 was cast into an undeclared state of emergency following the detention during an ...
Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan, prosecutors say
Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of ...
Turkey cautiously optimistic about Syrian deal with Kurdish forces, official says
Turkey is "cautiously optimistic" about an agreement between the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ...
Turkey detains 37 in escalating crackdown on opposition to ErdoÄŸan
Turkey’s government escalated its crackdown on the opposition on Thursday, detaining 37 people for social media posts about the arrest of Istanbul’s popular mayor that plunged the country into turmoil ...