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Istanbul city officials arrested, weeks after mayor İmamoğlu detained
Several people associated with the city administration of Istanbul have been detained in Turkey in connection with a corruption investigation. The state news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday that 50 people were taken into custody during operations in the provinces of Istanbul,
Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul's mayor jailed deepens
Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade.
A month after Istanbul mayor arrest, spirit of protest lives on
Last month's jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu may have ousted Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest rival but the Turkish president is struggling to stamp out the spirit of protest ignited in Turkey's youth.
Dozens arrested as Istanbul mayor investigation deepens
Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city's mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey's largest protests in more than a decade.
Jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu shares illustration of his cell
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (@ekrem_imamoglu) has shared an illustration depicting his cell at Silivri Prison. “I drew my room and my friends illustrated it,” Imamoglu—the popular politician who is widely thought to have what it takes to beat long-ruling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a fair
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Nearly 50 held in Turkey in probe into opposition Istanbul mayor's 'graft' case
Istanbul prosecutors on Saturday said nearly 50 people had been arrested in a probe into the graft case of Istanbul's opposition mayor, whose jailing last month sparked nationwide protests.When Ekrem ...
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Istanbul mayor allegedly sought $1 million bribe for building license
A plaintiff in the corruption trial against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has alleged that the city’s ousted ...
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Turkiye’s opposition says Erdogan’s canal plan behind clampdown
Imamoglu’s party, the main opposition CHP, said the arrests were to counter its efforts to block the proposed Istanbul canal project, intended to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The ...
Trials start for 189 arrested for protesting the government in Turkey
Trials started in İstanbul for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, for their involvement in protests in ...
More than 150 injured as earthquakes shake buildings in Istanbul
At least 151 people have been injured after jumping from high places due to panic caused by the earthquakes, Istanbul's ...
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Man arrested in Istanbul corruption case after helping fugitive flee
Turkish authorities on Thursday arrested a businessperson accused of smuggling abroad a fugitive wanted in the corruption ...
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of key Erdogan rival from jail
Turkey's state-run news agency says judicial officials have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...
Students and journalists stand trial in Turkey over protests sparked by mayor's arrest
Dozens of people including journalists appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned ...
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Imamoğlu's bodyguards seen disabling security cameras at Istanbul hotel
The bodyguards of Ekrem Imamoğlu, the suspended mayor of Istanbul, disabled security cameras ahead of a meeting with several ...