This is Istanbul mayor Imamoglu shortly before his detention this morning. He calls the investigation against him “a coup against the people’s will” and vows not to back down. Imamoglu runs a city of 16 million people. Expect a big public reaction.
BREAKING: Syria's new central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country's northeast -- it includes a ceasefire and the merging of the US-backed Kurdish forces into Syrian state institutions.
Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is expected to make a "historic call" today on ending the decades-long conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish state. How did we get here and how likely is lasting peace? Watch our explainer video ⬇️
Here is a short analysis of Sunday’s local elections in Turkey, after preliminary results showed the opposition holding on to key cities like the capital Ankara and Turkey’s economic powerhouse Istanbul.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who faces corruption charges, told me on DW there is an "unprecedented crackdown taking place" in Pakistan and that he "expects to be re-arrested."#pakistan#ImranKhan
Full interview: https://t.co/KiMLm89sAB
Five minutes with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu - the man hoping to unseat Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Turkey's president in elections this Sunday. He wants to turn foreign policy around "180 degrees", he tells me, and to "bring true democracy to this country."
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The death toll in Turkey has risen to more than 38,000 after last week’s devastating earthquakes. The city of Antakya in #Hatay - once a vibrant, multicultural, multireligious place - was one of the hardest hit areas. Watch our full report here: https://t.co/Bcpy4JIMI8 #deprem
What a relief!!
Zeynep from Kırıkhan #Hatay has been saved. She was trapped under the rubble for more than 100 hours. Rescuers say they worked for more than 50 hours to get her out.
#Iskenderun is a city in ruins - so much destruction and suffering after the quakes. Tens of thousands are left homeless - they sleep outside, in makeshift shelters or in cars. In freezing temperatures. Almost everybody here knows someone who died or - is still missing. #Hatay
The death toll in southeast Turkey passed 9,000 today - as rescue workers keep searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake.
JUST IN: A Turkish court has sentenced Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (opposition CHP) to 2 years and 7 months in jail and barred him from politics. His lawyers said they would appeal the verdict.
Flight tickets from Moscow to Istanbul are selling like hot cakes after Putin ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War II.
Tickets are sold out on Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot for today & tomorrow. Direct flights now cost min. 80,000 RUB (1.300 USD)
Shouting, shock and dismay inside the courtroom right now.
All other defendants were sentenced to 18 years in jail.
A very dark day for Turkish civil society.
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BREAKING: An Istanbul court has sentenced Turkish philanthropist Osman #Kavala to life in jail for "attempting to overthrow the government by force"
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