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A protester holds a "Free Imamogul" placard during the demonstration
Ekrem Imamoglu
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Turkey's CHP pressure as Istanbul mayor trial drags on

The mass trial at the Silivri courthouse on Istanbul's outskirts involves more than 400 defendants - 107 of whom remain in detention

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 April, 2026
Gunmen Attack Building That Houses Israeli Consulate In Istanbul
Turkey
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Gunman killed in shootout outside Israel's Istanbul consulate

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2026
The OnlyFans logo is displayed on a mobile phone with the company branding icon visible in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels
Turkey
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Turkey detains 16 in OnlyFans probe, seizes $6.9 mln in assets

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2026
Opposition legislators tried to block Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek from taking the oath in parliament [Getty]
Turkey
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Brawl erupts in Turkey's parliament over justice minister appointment

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 February, 2026
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Turkey
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Another drone on Turkey's beaches. A new Black Sea phenomenon?

The New Arab Staff
12 February, 2026
Police officers on patrol during the event
Istanbul
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Turkey orders detention of Istanbul district mayor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2025
People wave flags and chant slogans during a mass protest rally in support of the arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 29, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)
Turkey
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Thousands protest after courts deal new blow to Turkey opposition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 September, 2025
Eminonu , a high angle view
Turkey
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Two Dutch teens found dead in Istanbul hotel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2025
Rally organised by CHP in Saraçhane, on the 100th day of the arrest of Presidential candidate and IBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu
Istanbul
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Dozens of Turkish opposition members arrested in Istanbul

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 August, 2025
Istanbul Russia-Ukraine talks [Getty]
Russia-Ukraine war
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Turkey FM urges Russia, Ukraine to end 'bloody war' during talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 July, 2025
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu speaks in January 2025.
Turkey
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Turkish court convicts Istanbul mayor of insulting an official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 July, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives Armanian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, Turkiye
Nikol Pashinyan
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Armenia PM to meet Erdogan on 'historic' Turkey visit

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2025
Republican People's Party chairman Ozgur Ozel
Turkey
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Turkey probes opposition leader, sacks five mayors in crackdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2025
Russian and Ukrainian officials returned to Istanbul on Monday for high-stakes peace talks [Getty]
Russia-Ukraine war
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Russia, Ukraine officials in Istanbul for fresh peace talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 June, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian officials ahead
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russia arrives in Istanbul for Ukraine talks without Putin

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2025
People take part in a demonstration against the detention of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, organised by the country's main opposition, CHP, at Beyazid Square, in Istanbul, 07 May 2025. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey
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Tens of thousands take part in Istanbul rally for jailed mayor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2025
Turkish president Erdogan said that decentralisation in Syria was a 'raw dream'
Turkey
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Turkey remains committed to contested 'Kanal Istanbul' project

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 May, 2025
Labor Day in Türkiye
Turkey
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Turkish police scuffle with May Day protesters in Istanbul

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2025
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Turkey protests 2025
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To restore democracy, Turkey's protest movement must up the ante

Orhan Kaya

Orhan Kaya

01 May, 2025
A woman carries a child in Taksim square with the Blue Mosque in the background, in Istanbul
Turkey
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Turkey must lift ban on May 1 demos in Istanbul's Taksim Square

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2025
Panic in Istanbul after 6.2 magnitude earthquake
Turkey
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Powerful 6.2 magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast in Turkey

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2025