Turkish authorities detained the mayor of a key Istanbul district along with some 40 other officials on Friday, intensifying ...

In the five months since Turkey detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival, the authorities have arrested ...

In exclusive comments, Ekrem Imamoglu said he still hopes to run for president — but he signals he expects a long legal ...

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Opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said in an interview on Monday that local elections in March will deliver a message to President Tayyip Erdogan's government about the Turkish people's ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stretched his rule into a third decade after Sunday’s presidential election victory. His achievement, however, fell short of the city of Istanbul – a ...

Imamoglu has emerged as the main challenger to Erdogan’s 22-year rule since he was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, overturning a quarter-century of rule by parties from Turkey’s ...

The June 23 result is remarkably similar to Erdogan’s own unexpected victory as a little-known candidate in the Istanbul mayoral election of 1994, which set him and his followers on the path to ...

And even if the AKP reclaims Istanbul, experts say the re-vote has already exposed a chink in Erdoğan’s armor. “This is more than just a local election in the country.