Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strongest challenger is open to endorsing an alternative candidate if he’s prevented ...

That sent a chilling message to the opposition and further narrowed the space in Turkey for democratic engagement. A sense of ...

Fireworks thrown by protesters explode over riot police during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 22, 2025© Francisco Seco ...

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 ...

University students shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 27, 2025. Board on the left reads in ...

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of Istanbul is the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and was set to be named the opposition’s presidential candidate. By McKinnon de Kuyper ...

A senior leader of Turkey's beleaguered main opposition party accused the government of fabricating enemies in a politically ...

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's ...

People are protesting a court ruling to sentence Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison and bar him from politics for two-plus years. He's seen as a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Imamoglu, who is widely seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained at his home early on March 19. His party said the move showed how strong a candidate he would be if he ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had basked in the glow of what he often jokingly dubbed his political miracle… ...