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Erdogan, Imamoglu and Ekrem İmamoğlu

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 Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in three local elections

CBS News · 2d

Police in Turkey arrest Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, key rival of President Erdogan

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

UPI on MSN · 2d

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 days before being chosen as the presidential candidate for the Republican People's Party.

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CNN on MSN · 4h

Violent clashes as Turkey protests continue over detention of Erdogan’s main political rival

Violent clashes erupted across several cities in Turkey between opposition supporters and state security forces for a second day, as demonstrators demand the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu,

Al-Monitor · 13h

Turkey arrests 37 more as protests continue over Imamoglu's detention

As Turkey’s opposition parties rally in solidarity with Istanbul's mayor, Turkish authorities have moved forward with more detentions.

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Erdogan warns against protests over Istanbul mayor's detention

By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Ezgi Erkoyun and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday that Turkey would not tolerate street violence or public disruptions after the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu prompted some of the biggest shows of civil disobedience in more than a decade.

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Turkish Police Arrest Istanbul Mayor and Popular Opposition Leader Ekrem Imamoglu

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, a popular opposition leader, marks a dramatic escalation in an ongoing government crackdown ...

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Who is Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu?

Ekrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful detained on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, is ...

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Turkey's Erdogan says he 'won't give in' to protests

Turkey's opposition has called for "millions" of people to demonstrate in Turkish cities over the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, ...

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No, video doesn't show Turkish protest against Erdogan

The clip, captured at night from an elevated position, showed thousands of people walking alongside a long line of slow-moving cars, trucks and buses.

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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 ...

The Economist2d

Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him

Mr Erdogan’s officials sounded appalled by the notion that he was weaponising the courts. “To associate judicial ...

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Turkey moves closer to endless Erdogan rule as biggest rival detained

Turkish police have detained the strongest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a move that experts say is aimed at ...

Erdoğan's party denies 'coup' claims after Istanbul mayor's detention

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday strongly denied accusations from the opposition of a ...

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