The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

Turkey's CHP party leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in prison

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

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests

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

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Explained: Why are protests escalating in Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor?

Anger over the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu has spilled over into the fiercest protests to grip Turkey in over a decade.

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan brands protests ‘evil’

Turkey’s main opposition party calls for boycott of ‘pro-Erdogan’ media, brands, and stores

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Journalists arrested in Turkey as protests grow over jailing of president’s main rival

Authorities accused of attacking ‘people’s right to learn the truth’ as president Erdogan seeks to paint protests as ‘movement of violence’

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Crackdown On Opposition Tips Turkey Into Financial Turbulence

The arrest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's leading political opponent has sparked a financial firestorm and thrust the hardline leader's economic policies under scrutiny.

International Business Times · Mar 24, 2025

Could Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu become Turkey's next president?

There is currently no obstacle for İmamoğlu, who was announced as the CHP's presidential candidate, to be elected despite his arrest.

Euronews · Mar 24, 2025

The peculiar Turkish corruption issue behind Istanbul mayor’s arrest – and how it became a tool of political oppression

Turkey is in turmoil after Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested on March 19 on charges of corruption.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025

Syria after Assad: why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home

When news of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall broke on December 8 2024, 13 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Syrians around the world rejoiced.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025