Istanbul re-elections
Turkey deports refugees back to Syria
Refugees are facing increasing hostility by xenophobic movements in the country which have been growing in strength
Istanbul defies Erdogan again, re-elects opposition mayor
Ekrem İmamoğlu won the mayoral elections with a higher margin than the last election in March. The earlier round was nullified by Turkey’s electoral authority, reportedly at the instigation of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.