Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition political parties for provoking a "movement of violence", as protests in the country continue for a sixth night. Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,

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

More than 1,000 people have been detained amid protests over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade.

The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has unleashed the largest protests Turkey has seen in a decade. He was officially nominated by the opposition as its presidential candidate for elections in 2028.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned growing protests in Turkey days after the arrest of a key opposition figure.In a speech on Friday, Erdogan said his government would not "surrender" to "vandalism" or "street terror" ahead of more planned protests.

A media workers' union says Turkish authorities have arrested several journalists at their homes. That's while protests escalate after the jailing of a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed Sunday pending a trial on corruption charges.

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade The Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office has arrested Kaj Joakim Medin, a Swedish national who came to Istanbul to report on the protests against the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,