Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had basked in the glow of what he often jokingly dubbed his political miracle — the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in not one, but three local elections.
Serbia’s parliament formally accepted the resignation of the Prime Minister Milos Vucevic on Wednesday, triggering a 30-day deadline for the formation of a new government or the calling of a snap election.
The 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee was launched open on Tuesday at Ancient Olympia.
The president of the Tempe Victims’ Association, Maria Karystianou, sent a legal notice on Wednesday to the president of the Parliament’s preliminary investigative committee into the 2023 Tempe rail disaster, Panagiotis Kappatos.
Nestled amidst the verdant landscapes north of Athens, the former royal estate of Tatoi is undergoing a meticulous restoration, breathing new life into its historic structures.
The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Ionian Sea, where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency made their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade.
Turkey’s justice minister said on Wednesday that linking President Tayyip Erdogan to ongoing legal moves including the detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and Erdogan’s main political rival, amounted to overstepping and insolence.
Istanbul Mayor and President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, said in his first comments following his detention on Wednesday that Turkish people would give the necessary response to “lies, plots and traps” against him.
Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent based in Paris and covering major stories on Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new willingness to engage with Kurdish leaders means for the peace process with the country’s Kurds and the PKK.
Aegean Airlines will increase its seat offering this year by 10% compared to 2024, to reach 21.5 million seats, Chairman Eftichios Vassilakis said.