
Protests Intensify as Turkish Police Crack Down on Demonstrators
The Turkish government insists that the main opposition leader’s arrest was based on criminal reports.

The Turkish government insists that the main opposition leader’s arrest was based on criminal reports.

The arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu has sparked the largest demonstrations in over a decade.

The arrest of the Istanbul mayor —a key challenger to President Erdogan—was denounced as a politically motivated crackdown.

Istanbul Mayor-Elect Ekrem İmamoğlu said result “marks the end of democratic erosion in Turkey and the resurgence of democracy.”