Turkey Detains Erdogan’s Top Rival in Dawn Raid on Opposition
The moves against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others could help extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two ...
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Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest Is Latest Attack on Turkey’s Opposition
Erdogan has returned to his well-worn playbook of repressing the opposition through arrests. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is ...
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten ...
Turkey Arrests Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan’s Top Political Rival
The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained after prosecutors accused him of corruption and terrorism. The opposition said the ...
What we know about Istanbul's mayor and why he was arrested
The raid on Imamoglu’s residence and his arrest came after Istanbul prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the mayor and more ...
Turkey detains Erdogan’s main rival in widening crackdown
Turkish authorities detained Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent rival, in a widening crackdown on opposition that triggered a selloff in Turkish markets.
Turkish police arrest Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival to Erdogan
Police arrested dozen of people, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was expected to be the opposition CHP party’s ...
Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alleged corruption and terror links
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as ...