As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.

As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled the mayor of the southern city of Adana should be held in jail pending trial on corruption charges, broadcaster NTV reported, as a legal crackdown on the main ...

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of several opposition mayors, including Adana Mayor Zeydan Karalar, over corruption ...

Turkish prosecutors has charged Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main ...

The attempt by the Erdoğan government to criminalise the CHP shows the extent of the ruling class’s crisis, which is ...

Istanbul’s jailed opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his legal team have boycotted a court hearing on Thursday after they claimed that a late change in venue for the proceedings was “unlawful”. The ...

Istanbul’s jailed opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his legal team have boycotted a court hearing on Thursday after they claimed that a late change in venue for the proceedings was “unlawful”.

Altayli's detention comes amid a series of detentions of opposition figures in recent months, including the arrest in March of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu who is Erdogan's main political rival.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, viewed as the main challenger to Erdogan’s two-decade rule, was detained in March over allegations of corruption. Many people in Turkey consider the cases to be ...

Is it safe to visit Turkey? Latest advice as tensions rise in the Middle East The Foreign Office has issued new advice on travelling in eastern Turkey, which shares a 350-mile border with Iran ...

The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended Antalya’s mayor Muhitin Boçek, who belongs to the Republican People’s Party (CHP) ...