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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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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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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 Masked Teenager For 5 Mosque Stabbings
Turkish police have arrested an 18-year-old masked man after five people were wounded in a stabbing attack in the northwestern city of Eskisehir, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Israeli Footballer In Turkey Arrested Over Message On Israel-Hamas War: Report
An Israeli footballer who showed a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during a first division match in Turkey has been arrested
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Turkey Arrests 29 People With Suspected ISIS Ties, Planning Attacks
Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
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British Tourist Arrested After Stabbing Wife 41 Times With Screwdriver In Turkish Hotel
Hotel staff reported hearing disturbing sounds from the couple's room and found the victim lying in a pool of blood.
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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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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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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 Masked Teenager For 5 Mosque Stabbings
Turkish police have arrested an 18-year-old masked man after five people were wounded in a stabbing attack in the northwestern city of Eskisehir, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Israeli Footballer In Turkey Arrested Over Message On Israel-Hamas War: Report
An Israeli footballer who showed a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during a first division match in Turkey has been arrested
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Turkey Arrests 29 People With Suspected ISIS Ties, Planning Attacks
Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
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British Tourist Arrested After Stabbing Wife 41 Times With Screwdriver In Turkish Hotel
Hotel staff reported hearing disturbing sounds from the couple's room and found the victim lying in a pool of blood.
