The governor of İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district has issued a 24-hour ... As part of the ban, Taksim Square, Gezi Park, İstiklal Avenue, and surrounding areas will be closed to both pedestrian and vehicle ...

We are not skilled in raising well-equipped people who can find a place for themselves in the administrative bureaucracy, we ...

Istiklal Caddesi, Beyoglu's main road, is lined with beautiful architecture from the 1900s. The old buildings mingle with new stores and boutiques, perfectly representing Istanbul as a city of ...

(Constantinople) Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district authorities have imposed ... Key areas such as Taksim Square, Gezi Park, İstiklal Avenue and its side streets, Tünel Square, Sıraselviler Avenue, Karaköy ...

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A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests ...

(Istanbul, March 19, 2025) – The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, 2025, along with approximately 106 other municipal officials and politicians is a politically motivated ...

Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations. Detention orders ...

The opposition said the arrest was politically motivated. By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul Turkey arrested the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on ...

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's key rivals and Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, amid a larger crackdown on the opposition. A statement from the ...