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The head of Turkey’s main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his release.
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Turmoil unleashed by the arrest of Turkey's leading opposition figure last week has sent shockwaves through the private sector, forcing companies to rethink strategy and dig in for a period of uncerta...

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Turkey arrests jailed opposition leader Imamoglu's lawyer
Turkey has arrested the lawyer for jailed political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in what Imamoglu Thursday called a legal coup against democracy.
Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive protests calling for his release.
Protests against Turkey's President Erdogan, arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, see hundreds arrested
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.
Turkish companies 'paying the bill' as political crisis roils economy
Turmoil unleashed by the arrest of Turkey's leading opposition figure last week has sent shockwaves through the private sector, forcing companies to rethink strategy and dig in for a period of uncertainty and potential economic instability.
BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests
Mark Lowen was covering the protests in Istanbul when he was arrested and later deported back to the UK, the BBC has said.
Turkey detains lawyer of jailed Istanbul mayor, main opposition party says
Turkish authorities have detained a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival, an MP of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Friday.
Why Turkey’s Pro-Democracy Protests Probably Won’t Succeed
President Erdogan is calculating he can ride out the upheaval caused by the arrest of his top rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey on terrorism, insult charges
Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, was jailed pending trial on terrorism charges, Turkey's Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said on Friday.
Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police used pepper spray, plastic pellets and water cannon against protesters in Turkey’s capital early Thursday, the latest clash in the country’s biggest anti-government protests in over a decade.
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Turkey: Ekrem Imamoglu’s lawyer arrested
Pehlivan was arrested on the basis of a warrant issued by the Anti-Money Laundering Department of the Prosecutor's Office
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Protests erupt in Turkey after the arrest of president Erdogan's rival
The biggest protests in more than a decade have “erupted” across Turkey after Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and main rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on 19 March, says Ben Hubbard in The New York Times.
'Then, the phone rang': BBC's Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey
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Turkey crackdown on journalists and protesters
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