The Mayor of Istanbul, opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu, is being shut out. The message comes after Imamoglu was imprisoned. It shows how great a threat Imamoglu is to President Erdogan, says Turkey expert Jenny White.
WorldWhen the Turkish opposition party CHP held internal elections for its upcoming presidential candidate, ten times as many people voted as the party has members. The vast majority cast their supporting votes for Istanbul's currently imprisoned mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
WorldIstanbul's mayor, opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu, is being shut out. The message comes after Imamoglu was imprisoned pending a trial. It shows how great a threat Imamoglu is to President Erdogan, says Turkey expert Jenny White.
WorldThe platform X, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has shut down several people's accounts in politically turbulent Turkey. This is reported by the news site Politico.
WorldImmoral and groundless. That's how Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu describes the allegations directed against him. At the same time, new clashes are reported between police and demonstrators.
WorldPresident Erdogan's tightening grip on Turkey has so far mainly targeted the Kurds. That he is now taking on the old state-bearing party CHP is "new and very disturbing", says Turkey expert Jenny White. If you in practice take over the opposition - then the elections you hold no longer have any significance.
WorldDemonstrators and police clash in central Istanbul as protests against the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu grow. Over 300,000 gathered in protests directed against President Recep Tayyip's regime, according to the opposition.
WorldThe protests continue in Turkey after Istanbul's popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on suspicion of bribery and terrorism offenses. On Thursday evening, the police used tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators in Istanbul.
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