2025-03-19 d85be1e1ded150f35fbfff288a7e4c82e03ac4af 14 2025 Turkish anti-government protests 1 /wiki/2025%20turkish%20anti-government%20protests Ekrem İmamoğlu 172 /wiki/ekrem%20imamoglu Istanbul 71 /wiki/istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 14 /wiki/recep%20tayyip%20erdogan Turkish President 2 /wiki/president%20of%20turkey arrest 116 /wiki/arrest%20of%20ekrem%20imamoglu democratic backsliding 37 /wiki/democratic%20backsliding 2025 Turkish anti-government protests Ekrem İmamoğlu Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President arrest democratic backsliding 2025 Turkish anti-government protests 2025-03-19 89c5c4458168b7a255aaa44cb1993aa468597672 11 Ekrem İmamoğlu Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President arrest 5 /feed/2025/03/19/istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu-who-is-also-the-main-opposition-figure-against-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-is-arreste Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is also the main opposition figure against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is arrested by Turkish Police along with more than 100 other people for alleged corruption and aiding terrorism. 2024-07-11 122324dce02b01f3ad38d045e07eb9058636e81e 13 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 2 /feed/2024/07/11/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-accuses-us-president-joe-biden-and-his-administration-of-complicity-in-israeli Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration of complicity in Israeli war crimes by being Israel's largest supporter during the Israel–Hamas war and also condemns all nations not imposing sanctions on Israel. 2024-07-7 452d424f31bf90f1d318216d8ec9a30cb23f933d /feed/2024/07/7/president-of-turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-states-his-intention-to-invite-president-of-syria-bashar-al-assad-for-talks-in President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan states his intention to invite President of Syria Bashar al-Assad for talks in Turkey with the intention of restoring relations between the two countries. 1720454116 2024-07-7 4f8f34e47ad6e72896369e4841886d484121eb28 /feed/2024/07/7/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-states-that-he-could-invite-president-of-syria-bashar-al-assad-to-a-meeting-in-tu Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan states that he could invite President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to a meeting in Turkey "any moment". 1720406255 2024-07-7 f6cf0e5c2a7caf460e51c1bc722e770c2d07c4f8 /feed/2024/07/7/turkish-president-erdogan-states-that-he-could-invite-president-of-syria-bashar-al-assad-to-a-meeting-in-turkey-any-mom Turkish President Erdoğan states that he could invite President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to a meeting in Turkey "any moment". 1720367693 2024-07-7 7826444e0ad6d2981f5f4171765db9634cd6e183 10 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 2 /feed/2024/07/7/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-states-his-intention-to-invite-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-for-talks-in-turk Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan states his intention to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for talks in Turkey with the intention of restoring relations between the two countries. 2021-05-28 1b27ded707a8c974964559a93be387f349cd80ea 3 Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 3 /feed/2021/05/28/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-inaugurates-the-taksim-mosque-in-istanbul-its-construction-was-considered-contro Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurates the Taksim Mosque in Istanbul. Its construction was considered controversial as its location was considered to be secular space, with earlier plans to build it near Gezi Park contributing to protests in 2013. 2021-03-27 59829e561225a44a315e4fac2787b1da3e29b948 39 Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 3 /feed/2021/03/27/thousands-of-women-protest-in-istanbul-over-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-s-decision-to-withdraw-from-the-istan Thousands of women protest in Istanbul over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. 2020-08-21 25332f45a24a4bfd04ae2dc0d7d68c48d146bf63 /feed/2020/08/21/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-announced-that-the-drilling-ship-fatih-had-found-320-billion-cubic-meters-of-nat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the drilling ship Fatih, had found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in the Black Sea, which was Turkey's biggest natural gas find to date. If Turkey can extract the gas commercially, it will be able to reduce its reliance on imported energy. 1598079834 2020-08-21 493c6f673d3a1e7ce4c9d69f649738e3bc6aae90 19 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 2 /feed/2020/08/21/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-announced-that-the-drilling-ship-fatih-has-found-320-billion-cubic-meters-of-na Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the drilling ship "Fatih" has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in the Black Sea, Turkey's biggest natural gas find to date. If Turkey can extract the gas commercially, it will be able to reduce its reliance on imported energy. 2020-07-10 3ab04737e33f8aba54875dbf1edb76df1ab16f1d /feed/2020/07/10/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-issues-a-presidential-decree-converting-the-hagia-sophia-back-to-a-mosque-after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issues a presidential decree converting the Hagia Sophia back to a mosque, after a court annulled the 1934 decree that transformed it into a museum. 1594423470 2020-07-10 b090401461d9d9b956afc711c6f4116d15754f3d /feed/2020/07/10/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-issues-a-presidential-decree-converting-the-hagia-sofia-back-to-a-mosque-after-a Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issues a presidential decree converting the Hagia Sofia back to a mosque, after a court annulled the 1934 decree that transformed it into a museum. 1594407825 2020-07-10 5cacdd75152f219841cbbec5f61efed7c86b1c13 2 Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 3 /feed/2020/07/10/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-issues-a-presidential-decree-converting-istanbul-s-hagia-sophia-back-to-a-mosque Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issues a presidential decree converting Istanbul's Hagia Sophia back to a mosque, after a court annulled the 1934 decree that transformed it into a museum. 2018-04-5 96e19a1de44ecd9d637fbaae86c28589bb37adc9 4 Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 3 /feed/2018/04/5/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-calls-15-peaceful-anti-war-protestors-arrested-last-month-at-bogazici-university Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls 15 peaceful anti-war protestors arrested last month at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul terrorists and says they will not be allowed to complete their education. 2017-03-11 9e9d0a6404af24f7764936ffcee19fdf45cf6a91 6 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 2 /feed/2017/03/11/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-says-the-netherlands-are-nazi-remnants-and-fascists-after-the-plane-was-turned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Netherlands are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after the plane was turned back. 2016-03-29 17c695b4a20cd5d331b1fbb741ba02669aa688b8 11 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish President 2 /feed/2016/03/29/the-united-states-state-department-and-the-pentagon-order-families-of-us-diplomats-and-military-personnel-to-leave-pos The United States State Department and the Pentagon order families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. This order comes two days before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's arrival in the U.S. for security meetings. /feed/2025/03/19/protests-accusing-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-s-government-of-democratic-backsliding-erupt-in-istanbul-follo Reuters 19 a4ff92e8942cccc7278168b340ee29c014ae43a0 3 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/protesters-say-istanbul-mayor-detention-is-blow-democracy-2025-03-19/ 2025 Protests accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government of democratic backsliding erupt in Istanbul, following the arrest of leading opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and more than 100 other individuals broadly associated with political opposition.