Imamoglu was arrested on Wednesday after a dawn raid of his residence. His detention sparked public outcry and triggered widespread protests across Turkey.

Early on Sunday, a court formally arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. The prosecutor’s office said the court ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had basked in the glow of what he often jokingly dubbed his political miracle — the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

Hundreds arrested in Turkey in protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is accused of corruption and ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential challenger to longtime President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in a Turkish court on Saturday for the first time since his detention on Wednesday for alleged ...

Republican People’s Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu talks to journalists at his party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file) ...

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests ...

The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, was jailed pending his trial on corruption charges and removed from office on Sunday. Mr. Imamoglu and his party deny the accusations.

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Istanbul Saturday, as unrest raged for the 10th day over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in three local elections.

Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been blocked in Turkey in response to a legal demand, a message on his social ...