Erdogan’s main rival, İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained by police
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and possible presidential candidate for the Republican People ...
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Immediate analysis: Why İmamoğlu’s arrest now – Erdoğan unchecked, exploiting Trump’s favor to expand
İmamoğlu’s arrest, and the legal decisions that follow, will undoubtedly boost his popularity. While Erdoğan has stripped him ...
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Pro-Kurdish group at center of İmamoğlu investigation slams ‘coup amid peace talks’
"Peace and a coup cannot coexist," says Meral Danış-Beştaş, spokesperson of the Peoples' Democratic Congress. The detentions ...
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Türkiye detains Erdogan's main rival, opposition claims coup
Turkish authorities have detained Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and the main political rival of President Recep ...
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Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
On March 18, the politician – seen as a powerful rival to long-ruling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – saw his bachelor’s degree revoked by Istanbul University. A day later, İmamoğlu was ...
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'A pivotal moment'? Developments in the Middle East could usher in a new era of stability for the Kurds
Shifting alliances could lead to a new era of political participation for a historically marginalized minority. But the future is far from certain.