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

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 ...

Born in Akcaabat on the northeastern Black Sea coast, Imamoglu moved to Istanbul as a teenager. After studying business, he graduated in 1995 then went to work in the construction industry.

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 ...

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… ...

Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019, a historic blow to Erdogan and the president’s Justice and Development Party, which had controlled Istanbul for a quarter ...

People chant slogans, one holding a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, while protesting his arrest on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ...

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

ISTANBUL — Istanbul’s imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his lawyers boycotted a court hearing Thursday, claiming a late change of venue was “unlawful.” Thursday's case, which ...

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.