U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he expressed concern to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over protests and detentions in Turkey following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul.

Umit Bektas/Reuters Supported by By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul Turkey has been plunged into a political crisis after the authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the ...

The UN voiced alarm on Tuesday at Turkey's use of mass detentions amid country-wide demonstrations over the arrest of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor, urging authorities to probe alleged unlawful use of force against protestors.