Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Erdogan is really worried this time
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had expected to become Turkey’s opposition presidential nominee on March 23, 2025; instead, he ...
Fact Check: East Timor video does not show Turkey protests against Erdogan
A video of people gathered for Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor in 2024 was shared with false captions saying that it showed ...
Erdogan's government arrests Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Turkish political crackdown
Political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was in Turkish police custody Wednesday after he was arrested ...
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor & Erdogan’s rival whose arrest has triggered protests in Turkey?
Turkey is witnessing massive protests as thousands of demonstrators have come out on the streets. The reason: They are ...
Imamoglu, the detained Istanbul mayor seen as Erdogan’s key rival
French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from detention in Iran, French President Macron announced on Thursday in a post ...
Who is Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu?
Ekrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful detained on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, is ...
Detained Istanbul mayor appeals to Erdogan's party, judiciary
Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu appeared to address Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a social media post on ...
Erdogan’s Foreign Policy Clout Sees Him Test Limits of Power
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s escalation of the campaign against his most prominent political rival came at the expense of ...
Turkey on edge as protests over Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest enter third day
ISTANBUL: Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger simmered over Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest ...