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Police arrest Istanbul mayor and key Erdoğan rival amid crackdown
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's key rivals and Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, amid a larger crackdown on the opposition. A statement from the Istanbul ...
Turkey: In jail for 9 months, Erdogan’s challenger hopes to oust him in next election
Imamoglu, who is Erdogan’s main political rival, was accused of leading a corruption network that cost the state billions of ...
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'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor
We 'cannot be silenced': Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, the wife of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — Yasin AKGUL Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular ...
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Prosecutor seeking 2,352-year jail term for Istanbul mayor
A sweeping indictment has been filed against Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in which he has been accused of 142 offences tied to corruption and organised crime. The city’s chief public ...