Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for provoking a "movement of violence" as protests in the country continued for a sixth night. Unrest began in Istanbul last ...

He also asked people elsewhere in Turkey to demonstrate peacefully at the same time, wherever they are in the country. "Break down those barricades without harming the police, take to the streets ...

Imamoglu said the allegations against him were politically motivated, a claim Erdogan has denied. Thousands have taken to the streets across Turkey to protest the arrest of an opposition politican.