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Istanbul streets flooded after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, faces charges of corruption, fraud, and links to the PKK. Large crowds protested his arrest ...

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Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making "provocative posts inciting crime and hatred" over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the interior minister said on Thursday.

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Police in Istanbul have used tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators in a second night of disorder after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu - despite a four-day protest ...

Thousands later spilled onto the streets of Istanbul in protest ... senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told AFP. The 53-year-old, who was resoundingly re-elected ...

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The move against Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul, appears to cap an aggressive months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures across the country — something that opponents ...