A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu raged against his arrest during his first appearance in court after being arrested by the Turkish government.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, ... What we know about Istanbul’s mayor and why he was arrested. The Associated Press. March 19, 2025, 12:39 PM.

ISTANBUL — The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a ...

Popular opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu, a leading rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been formally arrested and removed as mayor of Istanbul after a court on Sunday ...

On March 19, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent opposition figure and potential presidential candidate, on charges of corruption and alleged links to ...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was on Wednesday morning arrested, hours after his university degree was revoked and two days before his party the CHP was set to name him as its candidate to ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last… ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had basked in the glow of what he often jokingly dubbed his political miracle - the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ...

Turkish state-run media says the mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey have been arrested, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — 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 ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party in three local elections.