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Turkey's president arrested his top opponent. Here's why it matters to the beleaguered free world.
Erdoğan's arrest of the Istanbul mayor is aimed at quelling an increasingly vocal political opposition. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is ...
Politico Europe12h
Erdoğan’s jailed rival says his lawyer has now been arrested
Istanbul’s jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the top rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said his lawyer had also ...
Why anti-Erdoğan protests are erupting across Türkiye's cities and towns
As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan climbed the first step on the long path to political power in Türkiye, the man who would attempt to threaten his rule was wrapping up his studies at Istanbul University.
Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI
A protester in a giant, inflatable Pikachu costume is going viral—and sparking a flurry of AI-generated images—after being spotted fleeing police in Antalya, Turkey.
Watch as protester dressed in inflatable Pikachu costume flees from Turkish police
A person dressed as Pikachu was spotted running from police with a crowd of protesters in Antalya, Turkey on Wednesday night. See the video.
BirGün13h
KONDA: 73% of the public find the İmamoğlu protests justified
KONDA has published a survey regarding the protests that took place following İmamoğlu’s detention and arrest. According to ...
Why did Turkey deport a BBC journalist amid mass anti-Erdogan protests?
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was deported from Turkey after being detained for 17 hours while covering mass protests ...
Pokemon Uprising? Pikachu flees riot police amid Istanbul’s viral political showdown: ‘Gotta catch ‘em all’
Amid massive protests over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a demonstrator dressed in a Pikachu costume joined ...
London Review of Books7h
İmamoğlu’s Arrest
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, was arrested early in the morning of Wednesday, 19 March, on two charges ...