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35 days ago

Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests

Popular student demonstrator Berkay Gezgin, 21, snatched off street by police outside office of detained Istanbul mayor

When 21-year-old Berkay Gezgin left the interior of Istanbul city hall, a squad …

36 days ago

Turkish opposition rallies in defence of jailed Istanbul mayor in mass protest

Hundreds of thousands gather for Ekrem İmamoğlu outside Istanbul centre in move to keep momentum after clashes with police

Turkey’s main opposition has rallied in defence of the jailed Istanbul mayor,…

Around me in Istanbul there is fear on every face – but I see a resilience that refuses to die | Carolin Würfel

Many turbulent years have taught my friends never to make plans. Yet, even after Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest, they have hope

  • Carolin Würfel is a German writer based in Istanbul

When I first visited Istanbu…

37 days ago

Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe’s new best friend on security

Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been arrested. So what is Europe doing about it? Staying pretty quiet, it seems. Mass prot…

38 days ago

39 days ago

The Guardian view on Turkey’s protests: a rejection of Erdoğan’s autocracy | Editorial

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was a turning point for those already angered at political repression and a cost of living crisis

The tens of thousands who have taken to Turkey’s stre…

The arrest that plunged Turkey into turmoil – podcast

Protesters took to streets after President Erdoğan had his rival arrested. What will happen next? Sami Kent and Ruth Michaelson report

It has been more than two decades since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beca…

40 days ago

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