Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul's city hall for a second consecutive night to protest against the arrest of the city's mayor, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, detained on corruption and terrorism charges, has urged Turkish people to stand against what he called an "evil." "As a nation we must stand against this evil. This is my call to my people,

Turkish police have detained 37 people over social media posts in a crackdown following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, authorities said on Thursday. A total of 261 accounts were under investigation for "provocative posts,