"It is utterly dangerous and wrong to mischaracterise the investigations," Turkish Justice Minister Yilzam Tunc said.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had emerged as Turkey’s strongest political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But ...

Turkish police arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and ...

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Turkey’s lira plunges, stocks tumble, and bond yields surge after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Erdogan.

Imamoglu, the popular 53-year-old mayor was seen as the next opposition party candidate for the Turkish presidency.

Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival who has faced a growing ...

The state-run Anadolu Agency said prosecutors issued warrants for the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, and some 100 other people.

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