Akpolat’s arrest is the most recent example of the increasing pressure on opposition from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Since the municipal elections, the targeting of the opposition ...

A BRITISH man wanted for drug trafficking by Turkey has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after flying in from London ...

Turkey Arrests Talent Manager Over Trying to Overthrow the Government ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court arrested a well-known talent manager over the charge of attempting to overthrow the ...

ISTANBUL — The mayor of one of Turkey’s opposition strongholds ... The prosecutor’s office said a three-month investigation led to arrest warrants for 47 people, including Akpolat and ...

criticized Ozdag’s arrest, saying on X that “Everyone knows that this is political meddling in the judiciary." Imamoglu, who is a member of Turkey's main opposition party, was convicted of ...

Another mayor of an Istanbul district, also a CHP member, has been under arrest on terrorism-related charges since October. Critics say Turkey's judiciary has been bent to Erdogan's will to punish ...