Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem ...
‘He will defeat you’: Protests break out in Turkey after president’s main rival arrested
Chaotic scenes have broken out in Turkey where thousands have taken to the streets in the worst protests in over a decade, ...
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Who Is Ekrem Imamoglu? Erdogan Rival Mayor Whose Arrest Has Triggered Massive Anti-Govt Protests In Turkey
Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival, has been jailed on corruption charges, sparking ...
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Turkish President Erdogan’s main rival jailed
The main rival to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been formally arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem ...
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Istanbul mayor formally arrested and removed from office
Popular opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu, a leading rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been formally ...
Violent Turkey protests after President's rival arrested over 'links to terror groups'
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained after a raid on his home earlier this week ...
Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu: What we know about the case
Imamoglu was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019 and triumphantly re-elected last year. By winning Turkey’s largest city ...
Prosecutors request formal arrest of Istanbul mayor and top challenger to Turkey’s Erdogan
His arrest this week has sparked widespread protests across Turkey, with demonstrators rallying in multiple cities to voice ...
Travel advice for Istanbul after protests engulf Turkey over mayor arrest
The protesters claim the arrest and charge of Istanbul's mayor is politically motivated and undermines Turkey's democracy.