Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political ...

A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is ...

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities denouncing the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul even as President Recep Tayyip ...

Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation ...

A Turkish court jailed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent rival, arresting him on corruption charges on Sunday, ...

Prosecutors seek arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, sparking protests and political tensions in Turkiye.

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street ...

Only last week, its government was still what political scientists call a competitive authoritarian regime: although ...

The Istanbul Mayor was temporarily suspended from his duties after his formal arrest by an Istanbul court on Sunday.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been suspended and sent to jail after being charged with corruption. His arrest has sparked ...