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Turkey braces for fourth night of protest as mayor arrives in court


Saturday, 22 March, 2025 , 17:26 AFP Turkey was headed for a fourth straight night of protests late Saturday, as the biggest street unrest the country has seen in over a decade raged on over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Turkey braces for fourth night of protests as police quiz mayor


Saturday, 22 March, 2025 , 15:55 AFP Turkey was headed for a fourth straight night of protests late Saturday, as the biggest street unrest the country has seen over a decade raged on over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

In Turkey, mass protests give vent to long simmering anger


Saturday, 22 March, 2025 , 13:08 AFP The massive street protests gripping Turkey may have been triggered by the arrest of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor but they reflect a much broader sense of frustration, observers say.

More than 340 held after mass protests in Turkey


Saturday, 22 March, 2025 , 10:55 AFP More than 340 people were arrested following Turkey's biggest street protests in over a decade sparked by the detention of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor, a minister said Saturday.

Arrests follow mass protests in defiance of Turkey's Erdogan


Saturday, 22 March, 2025 , 09:22 AFP After his third night in custody, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was to appear before prosecutors Saturday, just hours after hundreds of thousands hit the streets across Turkey in a massive show of defiance.

Hundreds of thousands defy Erdogan to protest Istanbul mayor's arrest


Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 21:03 AFP Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".

Hundreds of thousands defy Erdogan to protest Istanbul mayor's arrest


Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 20:20 AFP Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".

Istanbul Bar Association board dismissed over 'terror propaganda'


Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 18:13 AFP The Istanbul Bar Association's executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of "terrorist propaganda" and "publicly spreading false information", according to a court ruling published online by a lawyers' association.

Thousands defy Erdogan warning to march in Istanbul


Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 17:25 AFP Thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul late Friday in support of its arrested mayor, defying a warning from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that authorities will crack down on "street terror".

Peace hopes remain remote as Turkey's Kurds mark 'Newroz'


Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 14:59 AFP Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their Newroz New Year Friday with peace prospects still remote.