The demonstrations, which marked the first major opposition rally since mass protests roiled the country last month over the ...

Charges against them include taking part in illegal protests following a crackdown on public gatherings and failing to disperse despite warnings. It marks the first trial of those arrested in the ...

During a protest, a student held up a sign reading ... Read more Subscribers only In Turkey, 'We are no longer afraid to speak out about the things that have become unbearable for us' Written ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours ... Perhaps that’s why Pikachu again popped up at two other protests: at an anti-Netanyahu demonstration in Israel on April 5, 2025 ...

Erhurman lights the day’s fire, with Pikachu, a symbol of recent protests in Turkey co-opted by Cypriot protestors, in shot He also said elderly Turkish Cypriots have reacted with upset both to ...

While many of the protests have been led by Imamoglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s main opposition party, they have attracted a wide cross-section of Turkish society.

His imprisonment has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked nationwide protests. The government insists Turkey’s judiciary is independent and that the courts operate independently.

The Council of Europe has called on Turkey to protect “the right to peaceful protest.” “The presumption of innocence, the use of pre-trial detention strictly as a measure of last resort and ...

Student groups held a banner reading 'justice for our friends' outside a courthouse in Istanbul in support of those on trial A trial of nearly 200 people arrested in protests against the Turkish ...