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Zelenskiy Arrives in Istanbul for “Substantive” Security Talks with Erdogan Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Istanbul on Saturday to hold “substantive” discussions on security matters with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, according to Reuters. Zelenskiy said that the talks seek to ensure the real protection of lives, foster enduring stability, and…

ISTANBUL/KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced greater security cooperation with Turkey after meeting his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on April 4, as Kyiv seeks to leverage its wartime know-how on the international stage. Mr Zelensky said he had agreed on “new steps” in security cooperation with…

A year after the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19, 2025, the prosecutor’s office is demanding a 2,352-year prison sentence. It claims the popular politician led a major corruption network – charges that his supporters see as an attempt to crush his challenge…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan, and three Central Asian republics are, via Slovakia, pushing to get Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov removed from the European Union’s sanctions list ahead of a 15 March rollover of the bloc’s extensive blacklist. Slovakia, backed by Hungary, has for weeks lobbied to get Usmanov,…

By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - The trial of Istanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, is a purely political affair aimed at preventing him from challenging President Tayyip Erdogan in the next election, Turkey's main opposition leader told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. Imamoglu, 55,…

ANKARA, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the war in Iran must be stopped before the whole Middle East region is "thrown into the fire", adding that diplomacy must be given a chance. NATO air defences have in the last week intercepted two Iranian…

News Investigators/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that the war triggered by attacks on Iran must be halted before it expands and sets the entire region on fire. He stressed that diplomacy still offers a path to de-escalation. “This war must be stopped before it grows and…

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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday with more than 400 other defendants accused of widespread corruption in a case critics see as a politically motivated move against Turkey's opposition. Imamoglu, who has been behind bars for nearly a year, is the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip…

ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu goes on trial on Monday in a sweeping corruption case that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan's main rival to become president at Turkey's next election. Imamoglu, 55, is the chief suspect among more than 400 defendants linked to…