Earlier this month, the now-former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was arrested on corruption charges along with 100 other opposition leaders. The arrests have provoked massive demonstrations across the country,

The arrest and removal from office of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu last week has caused consternation in Turkey. Tens of thousands of people have been taking to the streets on a daily basis to protest against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Yes, the two nations are very different, writes Donald Macintyre. But large elements of both their publics are fighting a lonely battle to prevent a slide towards elective autocracy. And if that fails,

A Cabinet minister from Kosovo’s Turkish minority has been charged with physical assault, in what could become another setback to the ruling party’s efforts to form a governing coalition following las

Battle Lines, a podcast from The Telegraph, combines on-the-ground reporting with analytical expertise to help the listener to better understand the course of world politics, wars and tensions, as fault lines grind and slip in an increasingly dangerous and confusing multipolar world.

I learned this week that the government of Armenia spent 7.5 million drams (approximately $19,000) for the travel, lodging and meals of 10 Turkish journalists invited to Yerevan to interview Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Once considered a reformer, he has more recently mostly monopolized power.The arrest and removal from office of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu last week has caused consternation in Turkey. The European Commission on Monday called on Turkey to "uphold democratic values" and the German Foreign Ministry said that political contests "must not be

The presidents of Turkey and Russia had a phone conversation. Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized that he is ready to provide all kinds of support, including organizing peace negotiations with Ukraine, to ensure an honourable and lasting peace,