Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...
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Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President
Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Reporting from Istanbul ...
Istanbul mayor's arrest based on criminal reports, justice minister says
Turkey's justice minister said on Thursday the decision to arrest Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was based on criminal reports ...
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Wegner cancels Istanbul trip
Due to the domestic political situation in Turkey, Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner has canceled a trip to Istanbul ...
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Huge Istanbul demonstration over Imamoglu, democracy planned for Saturday
A massive Istanbul demonstration over the arrest and jailing of opposition presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu and the fate ...
Over 100 detained in Istanbul as Erdoğan vows crackdown on opposition
In the latest crackdown on protests sparked by the jailing of a key Turkish opposition politician, Istanbul police have ...
Ekrem Imamoglu is one of thousands of political prisoners
Protests against Turkish President Erdogan have been ongoing since the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Human rights observers warn that the number of Turkey's political prisoners is ...