İmamoğlu says he was jailed because Erdoğan gov't feared his presidential bid would end their rule - Turkish Minute

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Turkish cultural leader placed under house arrest - Arts Professional

The leader of Istanbul’s cultural heritage department has been placed under house arrest on the orders of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Mahir Polat, who has run the department since 2019, was one of around 50 people incarcerated alongside Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on 19 March. The 49 year-old, who has overseen the restoration of

The number of signatures reached in the signature campaign launched for CHP's presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has exceeded 12 million.

İmamoğlu says he was jailed because Erdoğan gov't feared his presidential bid would end their rule - Turkish Minute

İstanbul’s suspended mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has said that he was imprisoned because Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) believed his candidacy in the next presidential election would bring an end to their hold on power. İmamoğlu, widely seen as Erdoğan’s strongest political rival, was arrested March 23, the day his party, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was set to hold a primary …

Breaking News... The number of signatures collected in the signature campaign launched for CHP's presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has exceeded 12 million.

The sentence threatened him for many years and was put into effect on March 23rd. Ekrem Imamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul since June 2019 was arrested and imprisoned in Silivri prison for suspicions of "corruption" and "terrorism". If this last charge has been abandoned since then, his trial is scheduled for June 16th. Beyond this time now judicial but above all political, what are the consequences for Turkey?}Claiming but popular personality, Ima…