ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — 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 ...

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive protests calling for his release.

Dilek Imamoglu, the wife of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has played a prominent role in the protests and rallies ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s most serious political rival, was arrested at his home on Wednesday just days before he was to be registered as a candidate in the 2028 presidential election.

The mass arrests continued Sunday, despite the official ban, as Ekrem Imamoglu was ... a bid to take the presidency from Erdogan. A day before his detention, Imamoglu's university diploma was ...

The Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained as part ... He had been elected Istanbul mayor in 2019. “Erdogan sees in Imamoglu a key challenger,” Soner Captagay, a senior fellow and ...

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Mr. Erdogan likely knows there’s no guarantee ... Police resorted to pepper spray to fight back protesters demonstarting after Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest Credit: Umit Bektas/REUTERS He was ...

Erdogan, a populist with what opponents say ... Anadolu, the news agency, said that Ekrem Imamoglu and several others were suspected of extortion, money laundering and irregularities concerning ...

Istanbul, Turkiye – The scent of tear gas lingered over Sarachane Square in Istanbul as thousands gathered over the weekend to protest against the arrest of the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu ...