Young Turkish protesters face rude awakening in police custody

Turkey's opposition threatens to block UK Labour return to Socialist International

CHP leader Ozgur Ozel blasts Labour and Keir Starmer for silence over Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's arrest, saying 'they will face consequences from me'

The cabinet must urge NATO partner Turkey that the arrest of the opposition leader and prospective presidential candidate is "a very worrying and illegal development".

Young Turkish protesters face rude awakening in police custody

After rising up to rally against the arrest of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, young Turkish protesters have been forced to wake up to the reality of police custody.

He has often been underestimated in his career, but Özgür Özel is growing beyond himself as the leader of the resistance to the arrest of Istanbul's mayor Imamoglu.

Students imprisoned in Marmara jail call for boycott and general strike

Students imprisoned in Marmara Women’s Closed Prison have sent a powerful message reaffirming their commitment to the fight for justice. Emphasizing the need to escalate their resistance, they called for the ongoing student boycott to grow into a general strike, urging workers to stand in solidarity: "We call on workers to join hands with students in the struggle." Born and raised under the oppressive and reactionary policies of the AKP governme…

Turkey opposition slams ’ill-treatment’ of jailed students

Turkish opposition chief Ozgur Ozel on Monday denounced the "ill-treatment" of students arrested over the mass protest gripping the country following the 19 March arrest of Istanbul's mayor. "These students have been badly treated, their hands cuffed behind their backs, held for hours without being told which prison they were being taken to," said Ozel who heads the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP). Ozel's remarks came a day after…