Turkey launches probe into calls for economic boycott after Istanbul mayor’s arrest

Turkish lira weakens on political upheaval, hurting inflation fight

ISTANBUL -- The lira has depreciated by about 3% against the dollar in the weeks since the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as financial market

Eleven people arrested for relaying calls for boycotts by the Turkish opposition after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul were released under judicial supervision on Thursday evening in Turkey, where the authorities are trying to put an end to an unprecedented protest since 2013.

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On March 19, protests erupted in Turkey. They opposed the detention of Istanbul’s Mayor İmamoğlu, the Republican People’s Party’s candidate and opponent of President Erdogan, and which resulted in the government arresting more than 1,100 protesters. 66% of Americans read the newspaper over the course of a week, but many have missed the current events in Turkey, which are affecting thousands. While this information is accessible, people often glo…

Turkey’s Resistance Takes to the Streets

A mass rally in support of the arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 29. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images.)Author’s Note: I write this piece in solidarity with all those imprisoned for their ideas and political engagement in Turkey and around the world. Among them is my friend and colleague Mehmet Ali Çalışkan, who was arrested alongside Ekrem İmamoğlu last month. Mehmet Ali is someone deeply dedicated to thinking—a principled, hard-w…

Turkey detains 11 people over shopping boycott

A daylong shopping boycott was part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

11 arrested in Turkiye over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul’s imprisoned mayor

Turkish police detained 11 people on Thursday for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, state-run media reported.