All had been covering the protests sparked by the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu – the main political rival of Turkey's long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The protesters say the mayor's arrest over corruption charges,

Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival.

British rock bank Muse said on Wednesday it postponed a planned show in Istanbul later this year so that it would no longer involve a Turkish concert promoter whose head criticised recent anti-government protests.

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Ekrem İmamoğlu faces corruption and terrorism charges that critics say are politically motivated but the government insists the judiciary is independent and free of political interference. View on eur

Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen​ and arrested other journalists amid the largest nationwide protests in a decade.

President Erdogan is calculating he can ride out the upheaval caused by the arrest of his top rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.