Last week, a Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison for “insulting” public officials. Imamoglu is a popular opposition figure who could plausibly beat President Recep ...

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.

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, pending a trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to cause the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.

Hundreds arrested in Turkey in protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is accused of corruption and ...

Who is Ekrem Imamoglu? Mr. Imamoglu became the mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic engine, in 2019, after defeating a candidate backed by Mr. Erdogan.

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests ...

Republican People’s Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu talks to journalists at his party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file) ...

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is widely regarded as a potential challenger to Mr. Erdogan in next year’s presidential election, with the Turkish president at risk of losing after nearly two decades in power.

Last week’s arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the largest anti-government rallies in a decade and resulted in widespread arrests throughout Turkey. Nearly 1,900 people have been ...

Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, has been blocked in Turkey in response to a legal demand, a message on his ...

Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Istanbul Saturday, as unrest raged for the 10th day over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had basked in the glow of what he often jokingly dubbed his political miracle — the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...