Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition amid rising political tensions
New arrests come months after the jailing of popular leader of Turkey’s rising secular opposition, Ekrem İmamoğlu.…
Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is formally arrested on corruption charges
A court formally arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. Imamoglu was…
Turkey detains Istanbul mayor Imamoglu in corruption probe
The Turkish president’s main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, was set to be nominated as his party’s presidential candidate. The opposition CHP has called his detention an “attempted coup.” Turkish authorities have detained…