ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities detained the mayor of a key Istanbul district along with some 40 other officials on Friday, intensifying a sweeping crackdown on the country’s opposition. Inan Guney, mayor of Istanbul’s Beyoglu district, was taken into custody as part of an investigation into alleged corruption, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Guney’s…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities arrested ten suspects in relation to wildfires that broke out across the country over the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The wildfires killed at least two people in western coastal province of Izmir as fire extinguishing teams supported by planes and helicopters struggled to contain the blazes….
Jun 22, 2025 02:24 AM IST Altayli, with over 1.51 million YouTube subscribers, cited a poll showing 70 per cent oppose Erdogan ruling for life, saying Turks would “never allow” it. Turkish authorities detained prominent independent journalist Fatih Altayli on Saturday over social media comments allegedly threatening President Tayyip Erdogan, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said….