Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), is seen as one of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. Prosecutors accused him of corruption and aiding ...
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced an immediate ceasefire, marking a significant step towards ending its four-decade-long insurgency against the Turkish state. The announcement came on Saturday, following a call by the group’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for disarmament. Ocalan’s appeal, which was triggered by an unexpected proposal in ...
