In this episode of Explore Türkiye, we uncover how İstanbul’s contemporary art scene fuses heritage with innovation, from ...

(Istanbul, March 19, 2025) – The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, 2025, along with approximately 106 other municipal officials and politicians is a politically motivated ...

People light flares in Istanbul, Turkiye, on March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo] Imamoglu is a member of the secular ...

Arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and Erdogan’s main political rival, was arrested in Türkiye. The main opposition party (CHP) described the move as a "coup attempt." ...

Turkiye mass protest: Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Istanbul on Thursday in a powerful show of defiance following the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Widely viewed ...

(Istanbul, March 24, 2025) – The formal order by an Istanbul court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition ...

Turkiye has detained 37 people accused of sharing “provocative” social media posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main ...

The raid occurred just hours after Istanbul University revoked Imamoglu’s degree, amid claims it was falsely obtained. In Turkiye, presidential candidates must have a higher education ...

an opposition supporter on his way to work in central Istanbul. "I do not think this is a democratic practice and I condemn it." Though civil disobedience has been dramatically curbed in Turkiye ...

The demonstrations began in Istanbul after Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest last week and have since spread to more than 55 of Turkiye’s 81 provinces, sparking clashes with riot police and drawing ...

Istanbul's opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's house within the scope of operation in Istanbul, Turkiye on March 19, 2025- Photo: Adem Kutucu/ Anadolu Agency Suspect in 'organized crime’, ‘corruption’ probe in ...