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Turkish opposition leader criticises Starmer for ignoring arrest of Istanbul mayor

Leader of Turkey’s largest opposition party has hit out at the PM for failing to condemn attacks on a ‘sister party’

The Guardian - UK

Weezer bassist's wife shot by police and charged with attempted murder after hit-and-run incident

The incident took place near Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon

Louder

Turkey Opposition To Fight Erdogan 'Until The End': Leader Tells AFP

The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the opposition CHP party told AFP in an interview Wednesday, accusing the head of state of staging a "coup" with the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor.

International Business Times

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Erdoğan tightens his grip with crackdown on protests while Europe stays silent

Turkey’s opposition is accusing Europe of abandoning those fighting to keep democracy alive, as European leaders and the EU offer only muted criticism over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and the crackdown on protests.

Radio France Internationale

Turkiye’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel re-elected as CHP party chairman

Ozel urges President Erdogan to call early election ‘in November at the latest’ amid widespread antigovernment protests.

Al Jazeera

Özgür Özel re-elected leader of main Turkish opposition party CHP

In a speech to CHP members prior to Sunday's vote, Özel said the opposition was "ready to save Turkey from you," in reference to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Euronews

How much support is there for Imamoglu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor?

As mass rallies continue in Turkiye and the CHP plans its next move, we take a look at the man at the heart of protests.

Al Jazeera

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Eleven people detained in Turkey as part of investigation into boycott call

The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office is investigating protesters who called for a shopping boycott, accusing them of 'hate and discrimination' and 'inciting the public to hatred and hostility'.

Euronews

Protests against Istanbul mayor's arrest morph into one-day shopping boycott

Ekrem İmamoğlu faces corruption and terrorism charges that critics say are politically motivated but the government insists the judiciary is independent and free of political interference.

Euronews

Council of Europe to send mission to Turkey amid ‘democratic backsliding’

The Council of Europe's Congress held an urgent debate after Erdogan arrested his main opposition leader, Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Euronews

Young Turkish Protesters Face Rude Awakening In Police Custody

After rising up to rally against the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, young Turkish protesters have been forced to wake up to the reality of police custody.

International Business Times

Turkish opposition leader calls for weekly rallies and deeper economic boycott

Özgür Özel expands call to boycott companies perceived as close to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Guardian - UK

Turkey Opposition Presses Protests As Swedish Reporter Jailed

Turkey's opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by the arrest of Istanbul's mayor after a giant weekend rally, with a Swedish reporter the latest detained in a government crackdown.

International Business Times

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

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Al Jazeera

Large rallies continue over former Istanbul mayor’s imprisonment in Turkiye

CHP leader calls for Ekrem Imamoglu’s release, denounces the arrests of protesters.

The Guardian - UK

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

Radio France Internationale

Further arrests as Turkey cracks down on protests over jailed Istanbul mayor

The lawyer of Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has now been arrested, alongside several more journalists, following the country's biggest demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2013.

Euronews

Thousands attend CHP rally in Istanbul against mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's arrest

İmamoğlu, widely seen as the main political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 22-year rule, was jailed on 23 March pending trial on corruption charges.

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Euronews

EU delegation visits jailed Erdoğan rival Ekrem İmamoğlu in Istanbul prison

Katarina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament, was among the delegation that visited the jailed politician in Istanbul's Silivri prison.

International Business Times

Turkey Opposition Calls Mass Rally In Istanbul

Protesters were to join a mass rally in Istanbul Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade.

International Business Times

Erdogan Turns Sights On Opposition CHP With His Main Rival In Jail

With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent.

Euronews

Two Turkish journalists detained as protests over İmamoğlu's arrest continue

The mass demonstrations broke out last week following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a member of the opposition CHP and seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

International Business Times

Turkey Escalates Media Crackdown Over Protest Coverage

Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.

The Independent UK

Students pepper sprayed, arrested as protests flare in Turkish capital

Tensions flared anew in Turkey's capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons.

The Guardian - UK

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

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