Turkish police have detained 11 people for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival.

A new generation of young Turks is at the forefront of mass protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s government, demanding change in a country they see as increasingly authoritarian.Demonstrations erupted after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,

Rock band Muse postpone Istanbul show over promoter comments about anti-government protests - Turkish fans had urged the rock band to cancel the show as thousands of citizens protest the recent arrest

More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade.

The Turkish president said that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities denouncing the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul even as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stern warning that demonstrations would not be tolerated.

Istanbul, Turkiye – The scent of tear gas lingered over ... most of which were reportedly associated with university activists organising protests. Erdogan has labelled the protests a “movement of violence” and said the CHP would be held responsible ...

By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Ezgi Erkoyun and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday that Turkey would not tolerate street violence or public disruptions after the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu prompted some of the biggest shows of civil disobedience in more than a decade.