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 has formally arrested Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and kept him in jail pending his trial on corruption charges. Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful arrested on corruption charges, remains one of the country's most popular politicians. A leading figure in the opposition Republican People's Party ...

ISTANBUL — A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.

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.

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.

The restaurant’s manager, a man called Ekrem Imamoglu, years later explained that he had not charged the new mayor. “When he was in his first months as mayor I hosted him,” recalled Mr Imamoglu.

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 on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful arrested on corruption charges, remains one of the country's most popular politicians. A leading figure in the opposition Republican People's Party ...

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 ...