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Istanbul Hagia Sophia Restoration
The former basilica Hagia Sophia, converted into a mosque in 2020, is undergoing a comprehensive renovation, including its main dome and mosaics, to better withstand future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.
This is Beirut, 29/03 14:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey Istanbul Protests Ekrem Imamoglu
Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul on Saturday, calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade. Under a cloudless blue sky, huge crowds gathered in Maltepe on the Asian side of ...
This is Beirut, 28/03 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu journalist
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said in a social media post on Friday that his lawyer had been detained and demanded his immediate release. "My lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was detained on fictitious grounds," Imamoglu said in a post on X published via his legal team. "As if the coup against democracy was not enough, they cannot tolerate the ...
This is Beirut, 24/03 10:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Turkey Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu
Istanbul's embattled Ekrem Imamoglu spent his first night in jail Monday a day after his suspension as mayor, as 10 journalists were detained for covering the mass demonstrations that his detention sparked across Turkey. The protests began in Istanbul after Imamoglu's arrest on Wednesday and have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey Istanbul Protests Istanbul Bar Association
The Istanbul Bar Association's executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of "terrorist propaganda" and "publicly spreading false information", according to a court ruling published online by a lawyers' association. Prosecutors had filed suit on January 15 several weeks after the Istanbul Bar Association demanded an investigation into the ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 16:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Istanbul Erdogan Ekrem Imamoglu Protests
Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main ...
This is Beirut, 19/03 15:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Wednesday in connection with two investigations into graft and "supporting terror," a move that the main opposition party slammed as a politically-motivated "coup". Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and his detention came ...