U.S. authorities have also targeted students at Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Brown University and the University of Alabama. Read more
The court said Imamoglu, 54, and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation. Read more
The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey’s 81 provinces. Read more
Popular two-term Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is being held on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group. Read more
The mayor’s detention highlights an increasingly aggressive campaign that Turkey’s president is waging against critics to silence dissent. Read more
For the Turkish president, a peace deal would potentially win him enough support to change the constitution and extend his more than two decades in power. Read more
The introduction of new naval vessels is part of an aim to diversify a booming domestic defense industry. Read more
Many thorny issues still need to be resolved, however, including how to integrate Kurdish-led forces into Syria’s security framework. Read more
Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator, Bashar Assad. Read more
Part of a stateless ethnic group straddling Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Syria, Kurds have so far been among the few winners of the Syrian conflict. Read more
