Turkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing ...

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Three board members of Istanbul-based construction contractor group Yapi Merkezi Insaat have ...

The clampdown is centred on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and leads him in some opinion polls. The CHP's Imamoglu was jailed in March ...

The warrants stemmed from four separate corruption investigations focused on Istanbul and follow the March 19 arrest of ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's ...

Silivri Prison, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is imprisoned. Umit Bektas / REUTERS Two months after the imprisonment of Ekrem ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on charges of threatening and insulting Istanbul's chief ...

Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu protes in front of the Istanbul Municipality headquarters following Imamoglu’s arrest in Istanbul on19 March 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU.

The city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been behind bars for more than two months. A presidential candidate from the Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkey's largest political party since the local ...

Turkish authorities ordered the detention of several opposition party members in Istanbul and raided opposition-run municipalities on Saturday, state media said, part of a widening legal crackdown ...

Erdogan’s Biggest Rival Is Already In Jail Notably, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has already been jailed by Erdogan in March this year on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group.