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

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

International Business Times

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.

International Business Times

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

Evening Standard

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.

International Business Times

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 National (Scotland)

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.

The Independent UK

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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The Independent UK

Erdogan accuses the opposition of wrecking Turkey's economy during protests over mayor's jailing

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade

The Independent UK

Turkish state media accused of concealing reality of mass anti-Erdogan protests

Independent and opposition media outlets have shared footage of the Turkey protests despite threats that they may lose their licence

International Business Times

Turkey Protesters Defiant Despite Mass Arrests

Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations since 2013.

Al Jazeera

Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-government protests

Al Jazeera speaks to people on both sides of the anger at Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest in Turkiye.

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The Independent UK

‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests

Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown

International Business Times

Turkish Court Jails 7 Journalists After Anti-Erdogan Protests

A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded in custody seven journalists for covering the mass protests that erupted following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, in a crackdown that has now seen more than 1,400 people arrested.

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Turkey during the Istanbul protests?

The UK government has advised travellers and tourists to avoid crowds and demonstrations

Euronews

Explained: Why are protests escalating in Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor?

Anger over the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu has spilled over into the fiercest protests to grip Turkey in over a decade.

Euronews

Thousands of anti-government protesters continue demonstrations in Istanbul over mayor's arrest

Ekrem Imamoglu, who was set to be Erdogan's main rival in the 2028 election, was formally arrested and charged with corruption.

The Independent UK

UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan brands protests ‘evil’

Turkey’s main opposition party calls for boycott of ‘pro-Erdogan’ media, brands, and stores

The Independent UK

Journalists arrested in Turkey as protests grow over jailing of president’s main rival

Authorities accused of attacking ‘people’s right to learn the truth’ as president Erdogan seeks to paint protests as ‘movement of violence’

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