What We Know About the Turmoil in Turkey
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more ...
The peculiar Turkish corruption issue behind Istanbul mayor’s arrest – and how it became a tool of political oppression
In targeting a political rival for corruption, the Erdoğan government is widely seen as distorting the rule of law in Turkey ...
Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges
A court has formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key rival and ordered him jailed ...
Turkey's opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest despite bans
Turkey's opposition party has urged supporters to take to the streets for peaceful demonstrations against the arrest of ...
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Protests against Turkey's President Erdogan, arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, see hundreds arrested
Erdogan started his political career as a mayor of Istanbul, a city of 16 million people that is often looked at politically and socially as a microcosm of Turkey. In a post on social media ...
Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Imamoglu, arrested on March 19 on corruption charges, is seen as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...
Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President
Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political ...
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Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates
Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019, a historic blow to Erdogan and the president’s Justice and ...
What we know about Istanbul’s mayor and why he was arrested
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...