20 hours ago · Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has appeared in court to deny charges that he tried to influence the ...

1 day ago · ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Turkey fired tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who clashed with officers Friday outside an Istanbul courthouse while rallying in support of the city’s mayor, who was called to give testimony in two new legal probes against him.. Thousands of supporters gathered outside the Caglayan courthouse …

1 day ago · Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), addresses his supporters on top of a bus after giving testimony to judicial authorities at the Justice ...

2 days ago · Meanwhile, Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul and a potential candidate to challenge Erdogan in the next elections, is scheduled to give his testimony in investigations that were launched against him over comments he made criticizing a series of probes that were initiated against opposition-run municipalities and have resulted in the ...

1 day ago · The full text of the statement made by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) President Ekrem İmamoğlu today at the Çağlayan Courthouse, as part of two separate investigations against him, has been revealed. In his statement, İmamoğlu said, 'There are no threats in my words, there is no incitement. What I have done is an exercise of freedom of expression. And freedom of expression is a ...

1 day ago · İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye (İBB) Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu hakkında açılan soruşturmalar nedeniyle geldiği Çağlayan Adliyesi önünde Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip Erdoğan'a seslenerek ''Geçmişte olduğu gibi bu davanın da savcılığına soyunuyorsun,'' dedi. Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip ...

1 day ago · Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential future leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and a possible challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, testified before ...

Ekrem İmamoğlu (Turkish: [ecˈɾæm iˈmamoːɫu]; born 4 June 1970) [1] is a Turkish businessman, real estate developer, and social democratic [3] politician serving as the 32nd Mayor of Istanbul.

Jan 20, 2025 · Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu probed after criticizing prosecutor; Nationalist opposition leader Umit Ozdag detained in Ankara

Apr 1, 2024 · Newly re-elected Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has emerged as the main challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s reign. But in some ways, he is following in the footsteps of the Turkish...