As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled the mayor of the southern city of Adana should be held in jail pending trial on corruption charges, broadcaster NTV reported, as a legal crackdown on the main ...

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of several opposition mayors, including Adana Mayor Zeydan Karalar, over corruption ...

Since March 19, 2025, İmamoğlu and several CHP-affiliated municipal officials have been targeted in a wave of operations. İmamoğlu was detained in the first operation and formally arrested on March 23 ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the imprisoned mayor of Istanbul and leading rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court Monday on charges of threatening and insulting a top judicial official.

Istanbul’s jailed opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his legal team have boycotted a court hearing on Thursday after they claimed that a late change in venue for the proceedings was “unlawful”.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, viewed as the main challenger to Erdogan’s two-decade rule, was detained in March over allegations of corruption. Many people in Turkey consider the cases to be ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities formally arrested a prominent journalist on Sunday for allegedly “threatening” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to state media.

The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended Antalya’s mayor Muhitin Boçek, who belongs to the Republican People’s Party (CHP) ...

ISTANBUL, June 16 — Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court today on charges of threatening the city’s public ...