The Latest Breaking News from Ekrem İmamoğlu

PKK ends 40-year fight but doubts remain about the next steps

The Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, has announced the end to its more than forty-year fight against Turkey, a conflict that claimed more than 40,000 lives. But the declaration, called historic by Turkish officials, is being met by public skepticism with questions remaining over disarmament and its calls for democratic…

Radio France Internationale · May 20, 2025

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 22 in Istanbul municipality corruption probe

Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 22 people, targeting Istanbul's Metropolitan Municipality over alleged corruption. Mayor İmamoğlu denies wrongdoing.

Euronews · May 20, 2025

European Parliament: Turkey's accession on hold, no progress since 2018

Turkey's EU accession process remains frozen due to democratic backsliding, despite the Mediterranean country's strategic importance and cooperation on migration, MEPs said in their latest report.

Euronews · May 7, 2025

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 · Apr 7, 2025

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 · Apr 6, 2025

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 · Apr 3, 2025

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 · Apr 2, 2025

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 · Apr 2, 2025

Turkey democracy crisis: where religion, power and repression intersect

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on 19 March has put a spotlight on the state of democracy in Turkey. It marks a possible turning point in the gradual dismantling of the country’s secular and democratic pillars.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025

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 · Mar 30, 2025