A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests in more than decade. The decision to send Imamoglu – who is President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival – to prison comes after the main opposition party, … Read more
Huge crowds gathered outside Istanbul City Hall late Saturday for a fourth night of protests over the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who has blasted official allegations against him as “immoral and baseless”. The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, sparking clashes with … Read more
Turkey has issued a warning to avoid bootleg alcohol in the country after around 103 people were reported to have been fatally poisoned in two major cities since the new year. According to the Independent, all deaths happened in Ankara and Istanbul, after authorities warned about a rising death toll tied to an increase in … Read more