Police have fired tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who clashed with officers outside an Istanbul courthouse while rallying in support of the city’s mayor

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu on Friday defended remarks that have landed him charges of threatening public officials and trying to influence

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu fiercely criticized the politicization of Turkey’s judiciary in a press conference. He alleged that biased judicial experts were being systematically assigned to investigate him and other CHP-led municipalities,

Akpolat’s arrest is the most recent example of the increasing pressure on opposition from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Since the municipal elections, the targeting of the opposition parties has intensified.

Investigations target individuals from a wide range of the political spectrum, from the İstanbul mayor to pro-Kurdish and anti-immigrant politicians.

Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, condemned on Friday what he described as "judicial harassment" targeting him, as thousands of supporters demanded justice outside the court.

Hüseyin Ersöz, the lawyer representing Pehlivan and Selek, spoke to reporters outside İstanbul’s Çağlayan Courthouse. He argued that the journalists were detained solely for their journalistic activities, which he said raised concerns over press freedom and freedom of expression.

Turkish authorities arrested the leader of the far-right Victory Party (Zafer Party), Ümit Özdağ, on charges of inciting violence and hatred through a series of anti-refugee posts on social media, the party confirmed on Tuesday.

The repression of political opposition and journalists in Turkey is increasing in the context of the deepening social offensive of the bourgeoisie against the working class.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu gazeteciler Barış Pehlivan, Serhan Asker ve Seda Selek'in gözaltına alınmasına tepki göstererek, ''Türkiye yeni bir 'dokunan yanar' dönemine girmiştir,'' dedi. Pehlivan, Cumhuriyet Halk ...

Ayse Barim, a renowned manager of Turkish television stars, has always steered clear of politics, but that did not help her escape prison on charges of "attempting to overthrow the

Police in Turkey have fired tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who clashed with officers Friday outside an Istanbul courthouse while rallying in support of the city’s mayor.