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A RALLY takes place to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, last month. The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point, the writer warns.

Turkey’s power game is maintaining control at home and beyond

By LOQMAN RADPEY

An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey’s military expansion in Syria: A new threat to Israel’s security

Protesters hold a banner with an image of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul’s Sarachane Square, March 2025.

‘They’ve crossed a threshold of fear’: Turkey’s youth rise up

By Giorgia Valente/The Media Line

A person in a Pikachu costume takes part in a protest against Chile's government, in Santiago, Chile October 2, 2020.

WATCH: Pikachu goes viral fleeing Turkish police at anti-Erdogan protest

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , REUTERS

20 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul, stands in front of a Turkish flag at a reception in the city hall.

Istanbul mayor Imamoglu denies terrorism charges, court document shows

By REUTERS

A demonstrator holds a placard as students from several universities take part in a protest against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 21, 2025. The placard reads: "Be afraid of us, the people".

Detained Istanbul mayor Imamoglu denies corruption charges, court document shows

By REUTERS

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), addresses his supporters from the top of a bus after giving testimony to judicial authorities at the Justice Palace, known as Caglayan Courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025.

Turkey’s arrest of opposition politician tests new world order

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Istanbul police

Istanbul arrests Uzbek national planning terrorist attacks on Jewish schools, synagogues

By Mathilda Heller

IDF strike on Hezbollah in the a southern suburb of Beirut. September 26, 2024.

Israeli strikes raise anxiety on Syrian side of Golan border

By Ahmad Qweidar , Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line

Selimiye Hammam .Traditional Historical Ottoman Bath in Uskudar, Istanbul.

Istanbul is seeing a revival of Hammam culture

By Ami Matthew Bonder

Hagia Sophia's iconic dome to be disassembled for major restoration.

Hagia Sophia's iconic dome to be disassembled for major restoration

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Turkey's LGBTQ+ community gather for a Pride parade, which was banned by local authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey June 30, 2024.

Turkish authorities shut down pride event

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Pro-Palestinian protestors, students from various Turkish universities, shout slogans outside the Istanbul University main campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 18, 2024.

US professor deported for terror ties shares stage with Hamas officials in Istanbul

Artist Lea Gul

Artist Lea Gul's journey: Muslim upbringing in Turkey to Jewish life in Jerusalem

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024.

Turkey's Erdogan meets opposition leader for first time in 8 years

By REUTERS

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), greets his supporters following the early results in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) in Istanbul, Turkey April 1, 2024.

Istanbul mayor's Hamas terror label stirs backlash, signals aims for presidency - analysts

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE

Police officers arrive the scene after a fire broke out aat a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey April 2, 2024

Daytime fire kills 29 people at Istanbul nightclub

By REUTERS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as he delivers statements, in Budapest, Hungary, December 18, 2023

Turkey's resurgent opposition thumps Erdogan in pivotal local elections

By REUTERS