With protesters calling to march on Istanbul's Taksim Square, coffins symbolising the death of justice, and calls for resistance, the recent protests roiling Turkey have reawakened the Turkish president's worst nightmare: the Gezi Park movement a little more than a decade ago.

The current juncture represents a particularly dismal chapter in Turkey's history that displays all the traits of economic crisis and politic

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

Turkish authorities use technology to suppress anti-government protests, leading to arrests and restrictions on internet access.

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.

Nerves in Turkey are once again under high tension. Yesterday, police detained Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor and opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier this week, Belgian pro-Kurdish activist and journalist Chris Den Hond was sent back without pardon on arrival at Istanbul airport.

Massive protests continue in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. But amid growing concerns for democracy, the cultural sector has struggled to speak out.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul on March 29 to protest against the jailing of the city’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, as Turkey experiences its largest demonstrations in more than a decade.