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Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul's mayor jailed deepens
Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade.
Corruption investigation into İstanbul mayor intensifies as 51 detained
A new wave of operations come a month after the arrest of Mayor İmamoğlu and 47 others in a corruption investigation.
Past corruption allegations trouble arrested Istanbul mayor
Testimony of a businessperson claiming he bribed Ekrem Imamoğlu to receive a building permit has added to the legal woes of the arrested mayor of
Dozens arrested as Istanbul mayor investigation deepens
Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city's mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey's largest protests in more than a decade.
Further arrests in Istanbul, weeks after mayor İmamoğlu detained
Several people associated with the city administration of Istanbul have been detained in Turkey in connection with a corruption investigation. The state news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday that 48 people were taken into custody during operations in the provinces of Istanbul,
Jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu shares illustration of his cell
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (@ekrem_imamoglu) has shared an illustration depicting his cell at Silivri Prison. “I drew my room and my friends illustrated it,” Imamoglu—the popular politician who is widely thought to have what it takes to beat long-ruling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a fair
Daily Sabah2d
Ops against Istanbul mayor’s ‘graft’ network may shed light on corruption
A criminal network allegedly led by Istanbul’s former mayor takes another blow with new detentions as investigators connect ...
Washington Examiner18d
Arrested Istanbul mayor debuts in court, accuses Erdogan of political suppression
The mayor of Istanbul raged against the Erdogan regime during his first appearance in court after being arrested by the Turkish government last month. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the most ...
Turkey begins mass trials following protests over Istanbul mayor’s detention
Turkey started hastily organized mass trials on Friday to prosecute some of the hundreds of people who took part in the ...
Al Jazeera1mon
Large rallies continue over former Istanbul mayor’s imprisonment in Turkiye
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Turkiye’s Istanbul have taken to the streets again, rallying against the government’s ...
AFP on MSN10d
A month after Istanbul mayor arrest, spirit of protest lives on
Last month's jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu may have ousted Recep Tayyip ... to stamp out the spirit of protest ...
Trials start for 189 arrested for protesting the government in Turkey
Trials started in İstanbul for 189 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, for their involvement in protests in ...
Dozens arrested as investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens
The March 19 detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu saw hundreds of thousands of people flood the streets of Turkish ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN1d
Cyprus at centre of Trump deal to allow Imamoglu arrest, Turkish opposition says
The status of Cyprus was a key part of a deal brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United States President Donald Trump to allow Turkey to arrest Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu last ...