US EditionFallout from arrest of Istanbul mayor forces cancellation of city event for Olympic sports leaders
- The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has led to the cancellation of the SportAccord conference in June 2025, which was to be held in the city.
- The event cancellation is due to the 'evolving political context' linked to İmamoğlu's detention, according to SportAccord.
- İMamoğlu was detained on March 19 and faces what observers describe as politically motivated charges of corruption and terrorism.
- SportAccord emphasized that the 'safety and welfare' of delegates was its top priority amid the political disruption caused by İmamoğlu's detention.
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The arrest of Istanbul's mayor Imamoglus is continuing: in Turkey, actors are now also under pressure because they publicly support themselves with boycott calls against the government.
United in anger, students and pensioners, leftists and ultranationalists, accuse the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of authoritarianism and endangering the country's secular and democratic values, after the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and one of Erdogan's most serious challengers in the elections.
“The Turkish authorities immediately release the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, and drop the unfounded accusations against him and those involved in the same investigation.” (BEND)
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Fallout from arrest of Istanbul mayor forces cancellation of city event for Olympic sports leaders
The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders in the city.
The German efforts to release the Turkish opposition politician İmamoğlu are manageable. Green politicians now travelled to Turkey - and got into a trade-off with Erdoğan's party. By Iris Sayram.
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