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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Istanbul

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
(L to R) US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting together at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on February 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP)
February 27, 2025, 1:24 pm
Russian, US diplomats meet in Istanbul for talks to repair diplomatic ties
US State Department says Ukraine war not on agenda at meetings, which will instead focus on staffing levels at embassies, visas and diplomatic banking
By Jonathan Spicer and Mark Trevelyan
Illustrative: A Turkish police car in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 9, 2017. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
August 19, 2024, 12:11 pm
Arab Israeli killed, another injured in shooting in Istanbul
Police say the victim was a businessman; a gun with a silencer was left at the scene
By AP
Pro-Hamas demonstrators take part in a rally to protest the killing of the Hamas terror group's leader Ismail Haniyeh, following evening prayers in Fatih district of Istanbul on July 31, 2024. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
August 1, 2024, 6:51 am
Pro-Hamas march held in Istanbul after Erdogan slams ‘perfidious’ killing of Haniyeh
Demonstrators send ‘greetings to the resistance in Gaza,’ burn Israeli flag and hold up posters with images of Palestinian terror chief, who Turkish leader calls ‘my brother’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Firefighters work after a fire broke out at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, April 2, 2024. (IHA via AP)
April 2, 2024, 7:33 pm
At least 29 dead as blaze rips through apartment block in Istanbul
Fire broke out during construction work in below-ground nightclub situated underneath 16-story residential building
By AFP
A screenshoot from video footage taken from a CCTV camera, shows two masked men holding guns inside Santa Maria Church in Istanbul, Turkey, January 28, 2024. (IHA via AP)
January 29, 2024, 12:58 pm
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly shooting at Istanbul church
Group says it carried out attack on ‘gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ceremony’; two gunmen arrested
By ROBERT BADENDIECK
Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church after a shooting, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
January 28, 2024, 3:21 pm
Worshiper shot dead in targeted attack on church in Istanbul
Country’s interior minister says manhunt launched to catch attackers; motive of shooting unclear, but Istanbul mayor says gunmen only fired at victim
By Agencies
Thousands demonstrate against Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
January 1, 2024, 4:15 pm
Amid New Years celebrations, pro-Palestinian protesters rally across globe
Tens of thousands flood streets in Istanbul calling out ‘murderer’ Israel, decry killing of Turkish soldier by Kurdish militants in Iraq; protester sets off smoke bomb at NYC mall
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians wave the national flag during a demonstration in the city of Ramallah, in the West Bank on October 18, 2023. (YURI CORTEZ / AFP)
October 18, 2023, 6:34 pm
Protesters across Middle East blame Israel for Gaza hospital blast, despite evidence
Rallies held in numerous locations amid calls for ‘day of rage’ over explosion that Israel insists was caused by Palestinian rocket; embassies in Egypt, Morocco evacuated
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Uskudar American Academy is one of Istanbul's most prestigious private schools. (Wikipedia via JTA)
March 16, 2023, 7:38 pm
Students at Istanbul school perform Nazi salute in soccer game against Jewish school
Students from Üsküdar American Academy, considered one of city’s most elite, deliver the gesture at game as a taunt following goals by Ulus team; Turkish authorities taking action
By David I. Klein
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