In 2019, for the first time in 25 years, Islamic conservatives in Turkey lost control of the capital Ankara and Istanbul. İmamoğlu was re-elected as Istanbul mayor in the 2024 polls.

Turkish police detained a top rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, with prosecutors accusing Istanbul’s mayor and dozens of others ... according to Turkey’s state news agency ...

ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 37 people over social media posts in a crackdown following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoglu, authorities said on Thursday. A total of 261 ...

The case was adjourned to June 16. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu jailed pending trial as thousands protest Turkey detains ...

Turkey also restricted access to major social media platforms ... Erdogan in elections scheduled for 2028 was taken into custody early Wednesday, along with dozens of others, on corruption charges. He ...

Earlier, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had detained dozens of people for sharing ... very bad sign” for Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Scholz said it was ...

"We have detained 234 high-level crime organisation leaders, 225 from inside Turkey and nine from abroad ... Middle Eastcategory Israeli strikes hit dozens of targets in Gaza as ceasefire ...

Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of corruption and terror investigations, according to state broadcaster TRT, ...

Earlier, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had detained dozens of people for sharing ... very bad sign” for Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Scholz said it was ...