Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is seen as the most credible opposition candidate to president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in ...

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor and the chief rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of insulting and threatening a public official and sentenced him to a ...

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and chief political rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was on July 16 sentenced to a 17-month prison term for insulting the ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, a decision that could impact his political future.

Ekrem İmamoğlu is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges against him, but has now been given an extra prison ...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is tearing his country's democracy apart, and getting bolder by the day.

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at ...

ISTANBUL -- The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul ...

ISTANBUL — The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul ...