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Independent and opposition media outlets have shared footage of the Turkey protests despite threats that they may lose their licence

While Ankara’s ongoing trade with Russia drew repeated warnings from Washington during Joe Biden's presidency, Turkey is looking to bolster its ties with the US under the Trump administration.

Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations since 2013.

Recent developments in the Turkish political landscape hint the country’s shift to what critics may call an even more authoritarian rule

The youthful energy of street protest is breathing life back into failing progressive parties – and it’s a model that could be applied everywhere, says Turkish journalist and political commentator Ece Temelkuran

News of protests has been preserve of a few newspapers and channels outside well funded pro-government networks

İmamoğlu's arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked demonstrations in cities across the country, some of which have turned violent.

Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown

Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdoğan

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A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded in custody seven journalists for covering the mass protests that erupted following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, in a crackdown that has now seen more than 1,400 people arrested.