When Turkey jailed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival at the weekend, thousands of protesters took to the streets. Notably less vocal were the country’s Western allies. The Turkish president ...

the Turkish government said 1,133 people had been arrested since the protests started. In an earlier televised statement, Erdogan labelled the demonstrations "evil" and blamed opposition political ...

Unrest began last Wednesday in Turkey when Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained on corruption charges. Also: top US officials shared classified Yemen strike plans with journalist in ...

Authorities imposed a four-day ban on demonstrations. The arrest occurred amid a crackdown on opposition figures before Turkey's next elections.

Turkey’s central bank raised one of its key interest rates in a surprise meeting on Thursday, the latest move by authorities to reverse a decline in the lira. The monetary authority hiked the ...

For months, events at home and abroad appeared to be moving in Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s favour. But the darker side of Erdogan’s rule was simmering in the background as the ...

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Turkey to protest the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Protests erupted in both Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, where crowds called ...

The mayor's wife, Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, called it "a targeted political operation aimed at eliminating Turkey's future president. This is a direct blow to the nation, and we will fight", she vowed.

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LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's currency, stocks and bonds tumbled on Wednesday after authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on charges including corruption and ...

The opposition said the arrest was politically motivated. By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul Turkey arrested the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on ...