Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained in the early hours of Wednesday during a raid on his home as part of investigations into alleged corruption and links to a terrorist group. By Sunday, he had ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul, stands in front of a Turkish flag during a reception at city hall. The German Foreign Office has called the formal arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Sunday ...

An Istanbul court has set the main trial of jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu for March 9, 2026, nearly a year after his arrest, ...

The third hearing in the diploma case against CHP's imprisoned presidential candidate and İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem ...

Thousands of people protest against the arrest of Ekram Imamoğlu in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Sarachan on March 20, 2025 in ıstanbul, Türkiye. Drone. (Photo: iStock) Turkiye ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been on the path to authoritarianism since he first came to power more than 20 ...

Metropolitan Mayor of İstanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu has said, “We will not treat people differently based on their ethnic backgrounds, races or religious sects. I am saluting the Muslims, Sunnis, Alevis, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The mayor of Istanbul has announced he intends to run for re-election in next year’s municipal polls, firing ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A potential challenger for the Turkish presidency before a court ban last month threw his political future in ...

(Istanbul, December 14, 2022) – The conviction of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and the ban on him holding elected political office imposed on the basis of a comment to the media should be seen for ...

"The AKP gives out something to everyone. They gave me something too. But they took it back when I objected to certain things ...

As Turkey’s President Erdoğan witnesses the opposition party win a re-run mayoral election in Istanbul, the city’s newly elected mayor explains why so many voters are turning away from an increasingly ...