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Turkey criticises opposition leader's call to the streets over mayor's detention

Turkey's government criticised a call from the main opposition leader for people to take to the streets to protest what they say is the undemocratic detention of Istanbul's mayor

Turkey criticises opposition leader's call to the streets over mayor's detention
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Turks protest, opposition defiant over Istanbul mayor's detention

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic

Turks protest, opposition defiant over Istanbul mayor's detention
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Detained Istanbul mayor appeals to Erdogan's party, judiciary

Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu appeared to address Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a social media post on Thursday, accusing him of corruption and calling on members of his

Detained Istanbul mayor appeals to Erdogan's party, judiciary
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Erdogan dismisses as 'theatrics' criticism of Istanbul mayor detention

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the main opposition party was seeking to cover up its own mistakes and deceive people with "theatrics", in his first comments on

Erdogan dismisses as 'theatrics' criticism of Istanbul mayor detention
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Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest

Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s popular mayor

Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest
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Barring Istanbul mayor from Turkish presidential bid would only boost opposition, party leader says

Turkey's main opposition leader said on Thursday any move to legally bar Istanbul's detained mayor from running for president would only strengthen support for

Barring Istanbul mayor from Turkish presidential bid would only boost opposition, party leader says
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Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates

Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links

Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates
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Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan

Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan

Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan
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Turkey's market turnaround stumbles as Erdogan rival detained

Two years of hard work to build international investor confidence in Turkey's economic turnaround story has been dealt a major setback by a long-feared detention of

Turkey's market turnaround stumbles as Erdogan rival detained
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Turkey detains Istanbul mayor in what opposition calls 'coup'

Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group in

Turkey detains Istanbul mayor in what opposition calls 'coup'
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Protesters say Istanbul mayor detention is a blow to democracy

Protesters near Istanbul's main police headquarters on Wednesday said the detention of President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and the city's mayor

Protesters say Istanbul mayor detention is a blow to democracy
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Imamoglu, the detained Istanbul mayor seen as Erdogan’s key rival

Turkey detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday on charges such as graft and aiding a terrorist group, a step the main opposition party criticised as a "

Imamoglu, the detained Istanbul mayor seen as Erdogan’s key rival
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Human Rights Watch condemns detention of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu

Human Rights Watch Turkey Director Emma Sinclair-Webb condemned the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and others from the Istanbul municipality on Wednesday, calling it a "

Human Rights Watch condemns detention of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu
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Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president

Istanbul University said on Tuesday it had annulled the degree of President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival over irregularities, dealing a blow to the opposition days before

Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president
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Prosecutor prepares new indictment for Istanbul mayor over critical remarks

Turkish prosecutors have issued a third indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan - for remarks criticising the city's

Prosecutor prepares new indictment for Istanbul mayor over critical remarks
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Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on

Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition
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Turkey's opposition to name presidential candidate in coming months

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will name its presidential candidate for the next election in coming months, its leader said on Tuesday

Turkey's opposition to name presidential candidate in coming months
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Istanbul mayor hit with another judicial probe, media reports

An Istanbul prosecutor launched another judicial investigation into the city's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Monday for attempting to influence the judiciary after he criticised legal

Istanbul mayor hit with another judicial probe, media reports
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Turkey arrests opposition mayor accused of tender rigging

Authorities in Turkey arrested a mayor from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) early on Friday, after prosecutors accused him of rigging public tenders, an

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