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".

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.

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".

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.

Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 14:51 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the Turkish authorities would not be cowed by "street terror" after days of unrest over the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.

Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 13:01 AFP — Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe.

Friday, 21 March, 2025 , 11:53 AFP — Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe.

Thursday, 20 March, 2025 , 19:40 AFP — Turkish riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets on Thursday, as demonstrators protested for a second night outside Istanbul City Hall over the shock arrest of the Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe.

Thursday, 20 March, 2025 , 17:34 AFP — Thousands rallied for a second day outside Istanbul City Hall Thursday in support of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who urged the nation to take a stand against his shock arrest in a graft and terror probe.

Thursday, 20 March, 2025 , 14:02 AFP — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Thursday urged the judiciary to take a stand against the Turkish government's misuse of the courts as protesters rallied for a second day over his shock arrest in a graft and terror probe.