Ekrem İmamoğlu faces corruption and terrorism charges that critics say are politically motivated but the government insists the judiciary is independent and free of political interference. View on eur

Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have taken a new direction with calls for a one-day shopping boycott.

Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC correspondent Mark Lowen​ and arrested other journalists amid the largest nationwide protests in a decade.