What We Know About the Turmoil in Turkey
The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip ...
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Turkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival
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. Turkish authorities denied the ...
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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Turkish court jails Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu pending trial on corruption charges
A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ... from appointing a trustee to run the country’s largest city. Imamoglu, who leads Erdogan in some polls, has denied the charges, calling ...
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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 ...
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Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, protests rage throughout city
A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country's ...