The rally, which begins at 0900 GMT in Maltepe on the Asian side of Istanbul, is the first such CHP-led gathering since Tuesday and comes on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr celebration marking the end of Ramadan,

The opposition leader’s arrest has ignited Turkey’s largest protests in over a decade

Pehlivan was arrested on the basis of a warrant issued by the Anti-Money Laundering Department of the Prosecutor's Office

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive protests calling for his release.

Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival, has been jailed on corruption charges, sparking protests across Türkiye and market volatility.

Close to 15 million people voted for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a presidential primary organised by Turkiye’s main opposition CHP, municipal officials said. In a sign of growing ...

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

In a move that was stunning even for a president known to bristle at dissent, Erdogan had his chief political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul, arrested and thrown in jail on ...

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his release. Imamoglu, arrested on March 19 on corruption charges,