A new wave of popular protest is gathering strength in Turkey, where President Erdoğan is showing increasing signs of authoritarianism. But past demonstrations have not made him back down.

President Erdogan is calculating he can ride out the upheaval caused by the arrest of his top rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

After large-scale protests erupted in Turkey over the arrest of a prominent opposition politician, social media users circulated an old video of petrol bombs being thrown and falsely claimed it showed the recent demonstrations.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Police used pepper spray, plastic pellets and water cannon against protesters in Turkey’s capital early Thursday, the latest clash in the country’s biggest anti-government protests in over a decade.

The demonstrations began last week following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

FRANCE 24 highlights some of the week's top stories in pictures: earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, protests following the arrest of Istanbul mayor and Erdogan opponent Ekrem Imamoglu, devastating wildfires in South Korea,

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. For seven consecutive days, protests have erupted across various Turkish cities, with people continuing to rally against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,

Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Istanbul Saturday, as unrest raged for the 10th day over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political rival.