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Police officials gather outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 7, 2026, following a shootout between gunmen and police. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
April 7, 2026, 4:39 pm
1 attacker killed, two hurt in gun battle with police outside unstaffed Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Two wounded assailants are brothers, who traveled from Izmit; one is associated with terror group that ‘exploits religion,’ authorities say, in possible allusion to ISIS
By Agencies
Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Yalova, Turkey on January 16, 2026. (YASIN AKGUL / AFP)
February 28, 2026, 5:28 pm
‘War is no good, but I’m happy’: Iranian diaspora jubilant as regime attacked, see difficult days ahead
In Istanbul, several exiled Iranians express support for US-Israeli strikes, lament deaths but say it is Iran’s ‘brutal theocracy that has put us in this situation’
By AFP
Demonstrators gather on the Galata Bridge holding Palestinian and Turkish flags during a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2026. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
February 26, 2026, 9:00 am
Israeli woman arrested in Turkey for serving in IDF, released after US intervention
Ex-soldier, who was visiting her parents in Istanbul, was held under house arrest after local anti-Israel campaigners urged her detention; US pressure said to secure her freedom
By ToI Staff
A street vendor sells traditional Turkish bagels "Simit" as he waits for customers at Taksim Square, in Istanbul, on December 27, 2025. (Yasin Akgul/AFP)
February 2, 2026, 8:45 am
Israeli detained in Turkey since late January for alleged offenses against Erdogan, flag
Avivit Amber held in custody for past 11 days on charges of desecrating Turkish flag, offending Turkish president; crime carries up to 4 year sentence but foreigners often deported
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
People take part in a demonstration to support mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic in Iran in Paris on January 11, 2026. (Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)
January 11, 2026, 11:16 pm
Masses gather in London, Paris, Istanbul to support Iran’s anti-regime protests
‘My son is there, and I don’t know if he’s alive or not,’ says one protester in London, ‘We just want this murderous regime to leave Iran, that’s it!’
By AFP
Demonstrators gather on the Galata Bridge holding Palestinian and Turkish flags during a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2026. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
January 1, 2026, 3:26 pm
500,000 turn out for pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul
Led by president’s son Bilal Erdogan, mass of protesters march under banner reading ‘We won’t remain silent, we won’t forget Palestine’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Attendees take part an anti-Israel rally in solidarity with Palestinians and to protest against the interception by the Israeli navy of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Istanbul, on October 5, 2025. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
October 5, 2025, 8:00 pm
Hundreds of thousands march in rallies across Europe against Israel
Protests held in Turkey, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Spain, also Morocco, in support of Palestinians and of flotilla intercepted as it headed to Gaza Strip
By Agencies and ToI Staff
French singer and songwriter Enrico Macias addresses the audience during a gathering organized by the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks on Israel, at the Trocadeo esplanade in Paris, on April 7, 2024 (Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
September 4, 2025, 11:17 am
Turkey bans veteran Jewish-French singer’s concert in anticipation of protests
Istanbul governor cites ‘intense calls’ to cancel performance by Enrico Macias, who has given shows in country for 60 years, over his pro-Israel stance
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Islamist protesters clash with Turkish anti riot police officers as they gather to protest a cartoon supposedly depicting Islam's prophet Muhammad near LeMan Magazine in Istanbul on June 30, 2025. (Ozan KOSE / AFP)
July 1, 2025, 12:44 pm
Artist arrested, hundreds riot in Turkey over cartoon said to show Prophet Muhammad
Mob of 250-300 clashes with police after LeMan magazine prints drawing editor says ‘has nothing to do with prophet’; prosecutors say they have arrested the cartoonist, other staff
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Riot police disperse protestors in front of the city hall during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor, in Istanbul, on March 24, 2025 (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
May 31, 2025, 3:04 pm
Turkish authorities order detention of dozens of opposition officials in crackdown
Opposition-run municipalities raided amid widening measures against Istanbul mayor seen as Erdogan’s main political rival
By Reuters
This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Foreign Ministry press service on May 24, 2025, shows US Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack (L) shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) during a meeting in Istanbul. (Handout / Turkish Foreign Ministry, AFP)
May 24, 2025, 10:01 pm
Syrian leader hailed by US envoy for moves on ‘relations with Israel,’ foreign fighters
Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Thomas Barrack in Turkey, is also hosted by Erdogan, amid reports he kicked Palestinian factions out of Syria as part of US conditions for lifting sanctions
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ukraine's top negotiator and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (C), next to deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence Vadym Skibitsky (R) and Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya (3rd L), speaks to journalists after a meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul on May 16, 2025. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
May 17, 2025, 4:43 am
Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey yield POW swap, but little signs of progress on truce
Zelensky claims Putin ‘afraid’ for not attending highly anticipated Istanbul meeting; Turkish FM: Sides ‘agreed in principle to meet again,’ will present ceasefire ideas in writing
By Ania TSOUKANOVA
This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on March 29, 2025, shows an aerial view of a large crowd gathering during a rally called by the CHP, Turkey's main opposition party, in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul. (HANDOUT / Republican People's Party (CHP) Press Service / AFP)
March 29, 2025, 8:44 pm
Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, gather at Istanbul rally to protest against Erdogan
After controversial arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, week of unrest culminates in giant demonstration in Turkey’s largest city, with some estimates putting crowd size in the millions
By Fulya Ozerkan and Anne CHAON
People gather outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul mayor Ekrem Immamoglu following his arrest in connection with two probes, one for "aiding a terrorist organization" and a second for graft, in Istanbul, on March 22, 2025. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
March 22, 2025, 8:03 pm
Detained Istanbul mayor faces 2nd day of questioning as protests continue unabated
More than 340 people arrested for rallies across Turkey after popular opposition figure hauled in on corruption and pro-terror charges; Erdogan blames ‘opportunists’ for unrest
By AP
Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters in front of the Istanbul courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
March 19, 2025, 8:54 am
Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, arrested; internet restrictions imposed in Turkey
Ekrem Imamoglu had been expected to win opposition party’s presidential primary on Sunday; detention warrants issued for 100 people; demonstrations banned in Istanbul for 4 days
By Agencies
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