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Clashes In Istanbul Over Prophet Muhammed Cartoon Publication
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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14 Arrested In Turkish Ski Hotel Fire Probe
Fourteen people have now been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into a fire at a Turkish luxury ski resort hotel that killed 78, state media reported on Friday.
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World Leaders Split As ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu
Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as Turkey -- and rights groups - welcomed the move.
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Global Leaders Split As World Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu
Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as Turkey -- and rights groups - welcomed the move.
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Israeli Man Arrested Over Iranian-Backed Plot To Assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli security services said the person was a businessman with connections in Turkey who had attended at least two meetings in Iran to discuss the possibility of assassinating Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Head of Mossad's Financial Network Arrested In Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested Liridon Rexhepi, the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency's financial network in Turkey, according to a report by state media.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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Clashes In Istanbul Over Prophet Muhammed Cartoon Publication
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
-
"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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14 Arrested In Turkish Ski Hotel Fire Probe
Fourteen people have now been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into a fire at a Turkish luxury ski resort hotel that killed 78, state media reported on Friday.
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World Leaders Split As ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu
Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as Turkey -- and rights groups - welcomed the move.
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Global Leaders Split As World Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu
Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as Turkey -- and rights groups - welcomed the move.
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Israeli Man Arrested Over Iranian-Backed Plot To Assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli security services said the person was a businessman with connections in Turkey who had attended at least two meetings in Iran to discuss the possibility of assassinating Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Head of Mossad's Financial Network Arrested In Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested Liridon Rexhepi, the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency's financial network in Turkey, according to a report by state media.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
