Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, stoking opposition anger

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ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Sunday (Mar 23) jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed the country’s biggest protests in more than a decade. The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after the main opposition party, European leaders andContinue Reading

Vast crowds rally in Istanbul as mayor quizzed by prosecutors

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Journalists ‘targeted’ The unrest has spread rapidly despite a protest ban in Türkiye’s three largest cities and a warning from Erdogan that the authorities would not tolerate “street terror”. “For four days, they have been doing everything they can to disturb the peace and divide our people,” railed Erdogan onContinue Reading