Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms says it has been hit with a hefty fine for resisting Turkish government demands ...

Turkey’s main opposition party has long been a centrist and unradical force. But the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ...

Protests have been taking place across Turkey over the past week, including in the largest city Istanbul and the capital Ankara, amid anger over the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...

Turkey’s opposition leader accused Erdogan of “trying to drift Turkey to an unlawful pathway.” Speaking to CNN’s Bianna Golodryga on Monday, CHP leader Özgür Özel said those protesting ...

(CNN) — Violent clashes erupted across several cities in Turkey between opposition supporters and state security forces for a second day, as demonstrators demand the release of Istanbul Mayor ...

Imamoglu has denied the charges against him and critics say the arrest represents a dangerous turning point for Turkey which, after years of slow-burn authoritarianism, risks becoming a full-blown ...

(CNN) — A Turkish court on Sunday jailed the mayor of Istanbul on corruption charges, escalating the crackdown against opposition to the country’s strongman leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He was formally charged Sunday and detained pending trial. Imamoglu has denied the charges against him and critics say the arrest represents a dangerous turning point for Turkey which, after years of ...

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 ...

In one swoop, the successes Erdogan could point to over the past 18 months were thrown into jeopardy amid fears that Imamoglu’s arrest marked a dangerous turning point for Turkey – even in a ...