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Almost 200 students, journalists on trial over Istanbul protests

A trial of almost 200 people, including journalists, arrested during anti-government protests following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu launched on Friday.

Euronews

Students and journalists stand trial in Turkey over protests sparked by mayor's arrest

Dozens of people including journalists have appeared before a court in Istanbul, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests

The Independent UK

Turkish Central Bank Raises Interest Rate To 46 Percent

Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 percent on Thursday after a month of protests over the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor and economic uncertainty provoked by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was detained last month, is widely seen as the biggest challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Euronews

Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of key Erdogan rival from prison

Turkey's state-run news agency says judicial officials have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from prison pending the outcome of his corruption trial

The Independent UK

Turkey's opposition calls for boycott as anti-Erdogan protests continue

The Turkish opposition has vowed to fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the leader of the CHP party accusing the head of state of staging a "coup" in arresting Istanbul's opposition mayor.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey Opposition To Fight Erdogan 'Until The End': Leader Tells AFP

The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the opposition CHP party told AFP in an interview Wednesday, accusing the head of state of staging a "coup" with the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor.

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Turkiye’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel re-elected as CHP party chairman

Ozel urges President Erdogan to call early election ‘in November at the latest’ amid widespread antigovernment protests.

Al Jazeera

How much support is there for Imamoglu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor?

As mass rallies continue in Turkiye and the CHP plans its next move, we take a look at the man at the heart of protests.

Al Jazeera

Rock band Muse postpone Istanbul show over promoter comments about anti-government protests

Turkish fans had urged the rock band to cancel the show as thousands of citizens protest the recent arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

The Independent UK

Muse cancel show in Istanbul after call for boycott of concert promoter who called Turkey protests 'treason'

It comes after DBL Entertainment promoter Abdulkadir Ozkan called protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘treason’

Evening Standard

Young Turkish Protesters Face Rude Awakening In Police Custody

After rising up to rally against the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, young Turkish protesters have been forced to wake up to the reality of police custody.

International Business Times

Turkey Opposition Presses Protests As Swedish Reporter Jailed

Turkey's opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by the arrest of Istanbul's mayor after a giant weekend rally, with a Swedish reporter the latest detained in a government crackdown.

International Business Times

In Turkey, New Technologies Reinforce Repression

With anti-government protests sweeping across Turkey, the authorities have used all technological means to try to curb them, from restricting internet access to using facial recognition to identify protesters, who have been forced to adapt.

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Al Jazeera

Large rallies continue over former Istanbul mayor’s imprisonment in Turkiye

CHP leader calls for Ekrem Imamoglu’s release, denounces the arrests of protesters.

Radio France Internationale

Further arrests as Turkey cracks down on protests over jailed Istanbul mayor

The lawyer of Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has now been arrested, alongside several more journalists, following the country's biggest demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2013.

International Business Times

Turkey Opposition Calls Mass Rally In Istanbul

Protesters were to join a mass rally in Istanbul Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade.

The Conversation

Turkey is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis, and a masterful negotiator

While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key power broker in deals with Europe, the US and Russia. At the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Turkey…

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Erdogan Turns Sights On Opposition CHP With His Main Rival In Jail

With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent.

International Business Times

More Arrests As Turkey Escalates Crackdown Over Protests

Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.

Evening Standard

Turkey protests: Police turn pepper spray and water cannons on young demonstrators at university

Police in Turkey aimed water cannons and pepper spray at student protestors as nationwide demonstrations enter the eighth day

International Business Times

Turkey Escalates Media Crackdown Over Protest Coverage

Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.

The National (Scotland)

BBC reporter deported from Turkey following protest coverage

BBC reporter Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey following his arrest on Wednesday, the broadcaster said ...

The Independent UK

Students pepper sprayed, arrested as protests flare in Turkish capital

Tensions flared anew in Turkey's capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons.

International Business Times

Erdogan Takes Turkey To New Crossroads With Mayor's Arrest: Analysts

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Turkey closer to autocracy with the arrest of the elected mayor of Istanbul, but the scale of the ensuing protests could yet shake his grip, analysts say.

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