The police used pepper spray, tear gas and water cannons to disperse protests on Sunday in Istanbul after the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.Credit...Umit Bektas/Reuters Supported by By Ben ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main politically rivals, had been due to be formally nominated as the Republican People's Party (CHP) 2028 ...

The restaurant’s manager, a man called Ekrem Imamoglu, years later explained that he had not charged the new mayor. “When he was in his first months as mayor I hosted him,” recalled Mr Imamoglu.

Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, sustaining the largest demonstrations Turkey ...

A protester waves Turkey's national flag before riot police as protesters flash the grey-wolf salute during a demonstration outside Istanbul's city hall to support Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following ...

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 ...

More than a thousand people have been detained during protests following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. In a post on X ...

People shout slogans during a rally called by Republican People's Party or (CHP) against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo ...

University students shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 27, 2025. Board on the left reads in ...