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ISTANBUL: Vast crowds of students surged onto Istanbul's streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of ...

Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Imamoğlu’s unjustified detention violates the rights of millions of Istanbul voters to their chosen representatives and spells a ...

In Istanbul, at least 511 students were detained, many in predawn raids, of whom 275 were jailed, lawyer Ferhat Guzel told AFP, while admitting that the number was "probably much higher".

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday ...

The move came during a lull in the week-long protests that have swept across Turkey since the March 19 arrest and subsequent jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu, ...

More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. In a post on X ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul ... and criticism from European leaders.

Protestors gathered outside an Istanbul courthouse on Saturday where where detained Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, faces questioning over allegations of corruption ...

Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody on Thursday over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party ...