Hundreds of thousands join growing Istanbul protest

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Hundreds of thousands protest İmamoğlu’s arrest in Istanbul as CHP and Erdoğan accuse each other of being “pro-imperialist”
As hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to demand İmamoglu’s release, President Erdoğan, the commander-in-chief of NATO’s second largest army, accused the CHP of serving imperialism.
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.
Hundreds of thousands protest in Istanbul over Erdoğan rival jailing
Hundreds of thousands of people in Istanbul joined one of the biggest demonstrations in recent Turkish history on Saturday to protest against the government and the controversial imprisonment of deposed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Protests fail to deter tourists

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Protests fail to deter tourists as Istanbul remains a hotspot
For a brief moment, Turkey might have feared that the nearly two-week-long protests would impact its tourism industry. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Travelers continue to visit Turkey's cities,
Turkey protests fail to deter tourists in bustling Istanbul
For a brief moment, Turkey might have feared that the protests, ongoing for almost two weeks now, would impact the tourism industry. Nothing could be further from the truth. Travellers continue to visit Turkish cities,
Turkey: Arrested journalist faces charges; protesters throng Istanbul streets
Turkish authorities have arrested a Swedish journalist on charges of terrorism and insulting the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Joakim Medin, who was covering the ongoing nationwide protests against the arrest of former Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,
Protests to support jailed Istanbul mayor attract 2 million people
More than two million supporters of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took to the city's streets in protest demanding his ...
Turkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival
Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen​ and arrested other journalists amid the largest ...
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Young Turkish protesters face rude awakening in police custody
After rising up to rally against the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, young Turkish protesters ...
Turkey detains 343 people over protests against Istanbul mayor’s detention, interior ministry says
Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul ...
Thousands of Turkish protesters defy ban over Istanbul mayor’s detention
Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic ...
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Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey's capital
ISTANBUL — 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 ...
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What We Know About the Turmoil in Turkey
The police used pepper spray, tear gas and water cannons to disperse protests on Sunday in Istanbul after the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.Credit...Umit Bektas/Reuters Supported by By Ben ...
Demonstrators march through Istanbul streets amid continuing protests following Mayor arrest
Dozens of demonstrators marched through central Istanbul Thursday protesting the arrest of the city’s mayor. The ...