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İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of turning Turkey into a “republic of fear” by dismantling democratic institutions and suppressing critics.
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The detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who leads long-serving President Tayyip Erdogan in some polls, has provoked the largest anti-government protests in a decade, leading to mass arrests an...
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Turkey: Dilek Imamoglu, the woman standing up to Erdogan
Since the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife Dilek has been center stage at nightly protests, fighting for her husband and the survival of the Turkish opposition.
Imamoglu latest jailed opponent of Turkey's Erdogan
Istanbul's now-deposed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has become the latest Turkish politician or activist opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to fall foul of the judicial authorities in what campaigners see as an intensifying pattern of repression.
Jailed İmamoğlu: Erdoğan has turned Turkey into a 'republic of fear'
Jailed Turkish opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of turning Turkey into a “republic of fear” by dismantling democratic institutions and suppressing critics. “For years,
Turkish companies 'paying the bill' as political crisis roils economy
Turmoil unleashed by the arrest of Turkey's leading opposition figure last week has sent shockwaves through the private sector, forcing companies to rethink strategy and dig in for a period of uncertainty and potential economic instability.
Turkey detains nearly 1,900 in protests over jailed mayor, rejects foreign criticism
Turkey said on Thursday it rejected "prejudiced" foreign statements over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and protests it triggered, following the detention of nearly 1,900 people since the nationwide demonstrations began eight days ago.
Istanbul residents bang pots and pans in solidarity with protesters
Residents of an Istanbul neighborhood banged pots and pans together on Thursday (March 27) night in a show of solidarity with protesters angered by the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges.
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COMMENT: Jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu writes op-ed for The New York Times
An op-ed by imprisoned Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was on March 28 published by The New York Times. The politician, officially made the main opposition’s challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since he was detained nine days ago,
Turkey arrests jailed opposition leader Imamoglu's lawyer
Turkey has arrested the lawyer for jailed political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in what Imamoglu Thursday called a legal coup against democracy.
Turkey's opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
The head of Turkey's main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his release. Imamoglu, arrested on March 19 on corruption charges,
Protests against Turkey's President Erdogan, arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, see hundreds arrested
More than 1,100 people, including some journalists, were detained in protests against Turkish President Erdogan after the arrest of his rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Erdogan a “dictator”, Imamoglu becoming “martyr” as regime shatters last pieces of Turkey’s democracy
Turkey’s Erdogan administration was on March 24 confronted by the rising risk that it will turn top opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu into a martyr as it continued with his imprisonment on corruption charges in the face of a sixth day of massive street protests.
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?
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
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Turkey turns toward authoritarianism
In his more than two decades leading Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused of displaying illiberal tendencies, centralizing power and backsliding on democracy. Last week, he ...
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Zero pressure from US as Imamoglu protesters warn Erdogan snuffing out last remnants of Turkey’s democracy
Turkey has experienced zero pressure from the US since the detention of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19 and the taking to the streets of tens of thousands of Turks concerned that what democracy there is left in their country is being snuffed out.
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With Imamoglu in jail, the Turkish economy pays for Erdogan's unfulfilled commitment to democracy
The Istanbul Stock Exchange and the Turkish lira reflect the loss of credibility of a government that promised to strengthen the rule of law in 2023. The collapse of the lira, the stock market, price instability,
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What We Know About the Turmoil in Turkey
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival. The police used ...
Starmer faces call to stand against Turkish president Erdogan as country’s worst unrest in a decade continues
Starmer faces call to stand against Turkish president Erdogan as country’s worst unrest in a decade continues -
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