
Ekrem İmamoğlu Confirms Presidential Candidacy in Turkey
Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced his intention to remain a candidate for the presidency of Turkey.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced his intention to remain a candidate for the presidency of Turkey.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently imprisoned, faces corruption charges which he claims are a politically motivated maneuver by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his allies, aimed at him due to the president's declining popularity.

Almost one year after his arrest, Istanbul’s former mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu, will make his first appearance at the hearing of a sprawling corruption case. The popular figure of the m...

One year after İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's arrest, Turkey's main opposition faces uncertainty as the politician, seen as a strong challenger to President Erdoğan, goes on trial in a mass corruption case.

Turkish prosecutors have filed a new indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seeking up to two years in prison for alleged misuse of municipal funds during his tenure as a district mayor from 2014 to 2019.

An indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu and three others on charges of 'political espionage' has been accepted by a court, with the trial set for May.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key political rival to Erdoğan, was arrested in 2025 as part of a corruption investigation, just days before he was expected to be confirmed as a presidential candidate for 2028.
The ongoing trial of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is being viewed as a critical test for the state of democracy in Turkey.
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Am Montag beginnt der Prozess gegen den Istanbuler Oberbürgermeister. Die Frauen der Angeklagten kämpfen für sie.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and a leading opposition figure in Turkey, was granted the 2026 Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award at a ceremony in Brussels on Thursday, with the prize accepted on his behalf by acting İstanbul mayor Nuri Aslan, Turkish Minute reported. The award, presented at the European Parliament building, recognizes public figures and […] The post Jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu receives 2026 Paweł Adamowicz Award appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Deniz Turan, a youth leader from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), concerning a banner featuring jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is facing 140 charges that could lead to up to 2430 years in prison. He accuses Turkish President Erdoğan and his allies of initiating the prosecution due to the president's declining popularity.

The first day of Ekrem İmamoğlu's trial for allegedly leading a 'criminal organization for profit' was marked by tension, arguments in the courtroom, and clashes between the defense and the bench over procedure and rights.

Turkish prosecutors have indicted 11 university students from Middle East Technical University (METU) for participating in protests that followed the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in March 2025.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that Turkish authorities are using criminal prosecutions and pretrial detention to remove İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu from politics, as he prepares for trial.

A Turkish court has denied a request to temporarily lift an international travel ban on the son of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, preventing him from attending a scientific conference in Germany.