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Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, whose arrest sparked anti-government protests, is convicted for insulting a prosecutor

Police raid municipal offices and charge dozens of officials with corruption

Politicians and investors say the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks a dangerous turning point

Stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held

Borrowing costs reduced for third month running after price rises ease to below 40% for first time since June 2023

Central bank expected to reduce interest rates by 250 basis points when it meets on Thursday

Concerns that instability will spill over from Syria add urgency to efforts to woo PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison

Central bank slashes borrowing costs by 250bp as consumer demand slows

President-elect has criticised Washington’s support for the Kurdish groups now fighting Turkish-backed rebels

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces talks between the two countries to end dispute over breakaway Somaliland region

Ankara, long a backer of opposition groups, sees chance to push back Kurdish militants and force Assad to negotiate

Qatar no longer willing to host Palestinian militant group as Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel remain deadlocked

Preacher depicted by Erdoğan as his principal enemy was never extradited by US

Only one man in Turkey has rivalled Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for laudatory press coverage in recent months: the president’s candidate to reclaim Istanbul from its opposition mayor. Once a relatively low-key urbanisation minister, Murat Kurum has become a star fixture of government-friendly media in the run-up to local elections this Sunday. From parading with pop stars to holding a singalong with elderly nursing home residents, Kurum’s campaign has been followed with breathless enthusiasm. Meanwh…

Turkey has accused Israel of spying on its territory and plotting attacks on Palestinians living there as relations between the two countries worsen over the conflict in Gaza. Turkish intelligence agents and police carried out raids in Istanbul and seven other provinces on Tuesday to thwart “international espionage activities,” said interior minister Ali Yerlikaya. “The Israeli intelligence services intended to commit actions . . . on a tactical basis against foreign nationals residing in our c…

Turkish authorities have detained 20 people with alleged links to the Kurdish militant group that claimed responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bombing of a government building in Ankara. More than two dozen “operations” were carried out in Istanbul and Kırklareli, a city in Turkey’s far north-west, interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. The arrests come a day after two suicide bombers attacked Turkey’s interior ministry in a busy part of the capital that is home to many government buil…

Figure for June is first time country’s balance of payments has not recorded a deficit since 2021

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Stockholm has fulfilled commitments made to Ankara at Madrid summit, says premier Ulf Kristersson

Verdict threatens Ekrem İmamoğlu’s potential challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in next year’s election