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Turkey arrests 37 for 'provocative' social media posts over Istanbul mayor's arrest

Turkey's authoritarian crackdown on political opposition continued Thursday with 37 people arrested for social media posts deemed "provocative." The posts came after the arrest of opposition leader Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

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Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan

Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of corruption and terror investigations, according to state broadcaster TRT, citing the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office.

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Turkish police arrest Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival to Erdogan

Police arrested dozen of people, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was expected to be the opposition CHP party’s presidential candidate.

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Video of Imamoglu after his detention – His construction company seized

The first footage of Ekrem İmamoğlu following his arrest has surfaced on social media. In the video, the Mayor of Istanbul is ...

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Security measures tightened in Istanbul after CHP threatens riots

Istanbul's mayor’s absence spelled more trouble for the city's residents, who already suffered from a lack of maintenance in ...

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In morning raid, Turkish police arrest prominent Erdogan rival

Police arrested Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and a likely contender to unseat the country’s longtime president. Expecting an outcry, authorities blocked roads, stopped metro services and ...

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Getting Around Istanbul

A tram network map is available on Metro Istanbul's website. Note: Metro Istanbul's Taksim-Tünel (T2) and Kadiköy-Moda (T3) tram lines are not wheelchair accessible. Metro Istanbul offers ...

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Istanbul Airport-Arnavutköy metro line transports 4.2M passengers

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the Istanbul Airport-Arnavutköy metro line, which was inaugurated a year ...