US EditionAKP Co-Founder Says İMamoğlu, Others Arrested on ‘Vague’ Charges Should Be Tried without Detention - Turkish Minute
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The ruling Akşam newspaper published an unsigned piece of content titled “İmamoğlu Media Inc.” on May 18 under the guise of news. The claim that some critical journalists had financial relations with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality under the management of Ekrem İmamoğlu was put forward without any source, saying that it was “revealed” in an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. According to the newspape…
The Political Economy of Turkey’s Integration with Europe: Uneven Development and Hegemony - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
On the 7th May 2025, the European Parliament adapted a report suspending Turkey’s European Union (EU) accession talks referring to Turkey’s non-alignment to the EU’s common foreign and security policy and democratic backsliding, following a crackdown of mass protests after the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a potential challenger in the forthcoming presidential elections. The Report conceives of Turkey as a strategic ally and proposes …
AKP co-founder says İmamoğlu, others arrested on ‘vague’ charges should be tried without detention - Turkish Minute
Bülent Arınç, a former speaker of the Turkish Parliament, deputy prime minister and a founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has called for İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and other opposition politicians to be tried without pretrial detention, saying they were arrested on “vague” charges. İmamoğlu, a senior member of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and his party’s presidential candidate for th…
Bülent Arınç spoke about the trial process of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the AKP’s vote rates, and the discussions on the right to hope for PKK terrorist organization leader Öcalan in an interview with Medyascope. Arınç said that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu should be tried without being detained, and said, “Detention is a precaution, it should not be turned into a punishment.”
Bülent Arınç: A trial without arrest is necessary in the İmamoğlu case; it is difficult for the AKP to reach 50 percent as of today; the right to hope is important
CHP’s presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is being held in Silivri, said, “I am making a call to the government,” and pointed to the Turkish Grand National Assembly regarding the peace process.
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