By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel was on May 4 physically ...

Hundreds of people have been arrested in Istanbul, with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to ...

Protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square lead to clashes as police detain demonstrators opposing President Erdogan and Mayor ...

For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

A court ordered the release of 374 people out of 418 detained participants of unauthorized rallies on May 1 in Istanbul, the ...

The mysterious and sublime seal that unites Europe to Asia,” was how the French writer Gérard de Nerval wrote of Istanbul in ...

The detainees included 10 minors and 11 lawyers. Almost all of the detentions were made to prevent groups from reaching the ...

Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in ...

Police arrested more than 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday, officials said, amidst a massive show of force to prevent May ...

Police arrested nearly 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday, with parts of Turkey's biggest city paralysed in a bid to prevent ...

Taksim Square – the heart of Istanbul – was under a tight lock down, with police and metal barriers along all roads leading to the area. Authorities were determined, perhaps this year more ...