2 week agoDespite trying to ban protests for 4 days after police in Turkey have arrested the mayor of Istanbul and Erdogan's presidential rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, student protesters at Istanbul University are out protesting
Protesters gathered near Istanbul's main police headquarters have said the detention of President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was a blow to Turkish democracy
Protests near Istanbul police headquarters over mayor's detention
Protest in Antalya in support of Ekrem İmamoğlu is joined by a number of trade unions, associations, and parties across the pro-democracy political spectrum. CHP Provincial Chairman Nail Kamacı: "This is clearly a civil coup attempt."
Spontaneous protests against the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu are reportedly springing up across Istanbul, including in metro stations
Following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, exchange rates rose in the morning hours.
Göksu Bayraktaroğlu, who served as Murat Ongun's Private Secretary for 5 years and later worked as Project Development Coordinator at Şişli Municipality, was also detained within the scope of the investigation carried out against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Turkish media reported that detention orders had been issued for around 100 other individuals connected to Imamoglu, including Istanbul district mayors, politicians, and prominent dissident journalist Ismail Saymaz.
After annulling Istanbul mayor’s diploma (blocking his President bid), Turkish authorities order: 1.Social media restrictions; 2.4-day protest ban; 3.Closure of Istanbul’s main metro; 4.Detention of >100 people
Turkey detains Erdogan rival Imamoglu in a dawn raid- The prosecutor's charges against Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu allow the government to unseat him exactly a year after his re-election
2 week agoIstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu arrested on charges of "leading a criminal organization," "bribery," "tender manipulation," and "aiding a terrorist organization." Some social media platforms restricted and security forces deployed to prevent protests in parts of Istanbul.
2 week agoLive metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a "coup"
2 week agoDi 2 lêpirsînên cuda yên der barê Îmamoglu de 2 biryarên binçavkirinê hene. Di çarçoveya peymana bajêr de îdîayên teror û gendeliyê. Dibe ku biryarek pêbawer di nav rojê de were. Serdozgeriya Komarê ya Stenbolê daxuyanî da û wiha got: "Di çarçoveya lêpirsîna ku ji aliyê Buroya Lêpirsîna Sûcên Terorê ya Serdozgeriya Komarê ya me ve tê kirin de li bajarên metropolan bi taybetî li Stenbolê çalakiyên PKK/KCKya rêxistina terorê zêde dibin.
Following the cancellation of the diploma, the house of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was raided this morning by 20 vehicles full of police. There is a detention order for İmamoğlu, whose house was searched. Erdoğan's strongest political rival was detained in a Russian-style operation
Topxaneyên Artêşa Tirk li xeta Bendava Tişrîn a li rojhilatê Minbicê çeperên QSD'ê dan.
2 week agoÎro xelkê Kobanî ji bo 11 sivîlên ku piraniya wan zarokên ji heman malbatê ne, piştî ku di encama bombebarana firokeyên bêfirokevan ên Tirkiyê li ser malên wan li gundewarên başûrê bajarê Kobanî şehîd bibûn, merasîmek oxir kirin.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s bachelor's degree was canceled by Istanbul University after allegations of a fraudulent transfer from a Cyprus university decades ago. A college degree is required to qualify for the presidential race
2 week agoThe Cyprus talks in Geneva have concluded, though the outcome remains unclear. Notably, TRNC President Ersin Tatar held meetings with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and UK Minister of State for Europe, Stephen Doughty, during the discussions
Turkish President: The international community must say "Enough" to Netanyahu's genocidal policy.
Hêzên Sûriyeya Demokratîk (HSD) roja Sêşemê got ku wan êrîş kirin wek tolhildan weke bersivekê li ser êrîşeke asmanî ya ku Tirkiyê tometbar dike û di encamê de malbateke neh kesî li nêzîkî Kobane kuştin. Enqere ev îdia red kir
Serokê QSD'ê Mazlûm Ebdî bang li Şamê dike ku "berpirsiyariya xwe ya ji kuştina welatiyên xwe ji aliyê welatên din ve hilgire" piştî êrîşa hewayî ya kujer li nêzî Kobane.
2 week agoBombebaranên Tirkiyê li gundewarê Hesekê yê bakurê Sûriyê armanc dikin
2 week agoWelatiyan qetilkirina malbateke 9 kesî ya di êrîşa hewayî ya li gundê Berxbotan a Kobane de şermezar kirin û bang li sazî û dadgehên navneteweyî kirin ku li dijî dewleta Tirk helwestê nîşan bidin.
2 week agoŞeva 17ê Adara 2025an di encama êrişa balafirên bêmirov ên Tirkiyê li ser gundê Kobanî/Berxbotan de ji heman malbatê 7 jê zarok 9 sivîlan jiyana xwe ji dest dan û 2 sivîl jî birîndar bûn.
Di encama bombebarana firokeyên bêmirov ên Tirkiyê li gundê Qomcî yê gundewarên Kobanî, 12 endamên malbatekê hatin kuştin û birîndar bûn.
Iraq's security forces have seized an estimated 1.1 tonne of captagon pills hidden inside a truck that entered Iraq from Syria via Turkey, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The drug shipment, the largest ever seized in Iraq, was tracked and intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency, the Interior Ministry spokesperson Brigadier Muqdad Meri said in a televised statement.
Turkey’s Erdogan has asked Trump to lift the CAATSA sanctions, finalize the sale of F-16s to Ankara and reinstate Turkish membership into the F-35 program after being kicked out for purchasing Russian air defense systems during the first Trump administration, per readout of call
Iraqi Foreign Minister: I discussed with the Turkish Energy Minister doubling electricity supplies and renovating the Ceyhan pipeline.
Turkish Armed Forces UAVs hit SDF targets on the Sarrin line south of Kobane
Wezîrê Derve yê Tirkiyê: Divê li Sûriyê ti tawîz li ser hewlên xwerêveberî û xwerêveberiyê neyê dayîn û Enqere dê çavdêriya gavên ji bo cîbicîkirina rêkeftina di navbera Şamê û HSDê de bike.
