The country’s strongman, President Erdogan, is ruthlessly cracking down on dissent just as Turkey’s influence in the Middle ...
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more ...
On Sunday, a court formally arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending a trial on corruption charges.
Prosecutors accuse İmamoğlu of exploiting his position for financial gain, including the improper allocation of government ...
Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention deepened concerns over democracy and sparked protests in the city and elsewhere, despite a ...
Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey's largest city in March 2019 in a historic blow to Erdogan and the president's Justice and Development Party, which had controlled Istanbul for a ...