Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail
Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip...
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Turkish opposition leader criticises Starmer for ignoring arrest of Istanbul mayor
Leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party has hit out at the PM for failing to condemn attacks on a ‘sister party’ The leader of Turkey’s...
‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests
News of protests has been preserve of a few newspapers and channels outside well funded pro-government networks At the same time as the sound of...
Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials An Istanbul court has formally arrested the...
Turkey’s protests over Istanbul mayor grow into ‘fight about democracy’
Anger over detention of Ekrem Imamoğlu becomes a touchstone for opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan When demonstrators gathered at Istanbul’s city hall last week in...
Crowds defy public protests ban after Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained – video
Clashes have broken out between police and protesters in Turkey, as thousands took to the streets over what they call the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s...
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination
Ekrem İmamoğlu of CHP opposition party detained alongside 100 others accused of corruption and links to terror groups Turkish police have arrested the mayor of...
Fury in Turkey as animal lovers and politicians attack ‘massacre law’ to deal with 4m stray dogs
A new bill forcing local authorities to remove homeless animals from city streets has led to a furious backlash Next to the network of the...
Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight
Staff were left cleaning bloodstains from the floor after brawl which started when one MP called the ruling majority ‘terrorists’ Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled...
South mourns and north rejoices as Cyprus marks 50 years of ethnic division
Greek Cypriots in south wake to air raid sirens reminiscent of invasion while Turkish-occupied north celebrates Cyprus has marked the landmark anniversary of 50 years...
