Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.

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Police arrest Istanbul mayor and key Erdogan rival over alleged corruption and terror links

Police in Turkey arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.
NBC News - 6d
Turkey Arrests Istanbul Mayor, Key Rival to President Erdogan

The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained after prosecutors accused him of corruption and terrorism. The opposition said the arrest was politically motivated.
The New York Times - 5d
Turkey's opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest despite bans

Turkey's opposition party has urged supporters to take to the streets for peaceful demonstrations against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ABC News - 4d
Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links

Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links
ABC News - 6d
Protests in Turkey Over Istanbul Mayor’s Detention: What to Know About the Turmoil

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.
The New York Times - 1d
1,100 arrested in furious Istanbul protests after Turkey's government jails the city's mayor

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main rival, pending a corruption trial and inflamed the biggest protests in a decade.
NBC News - 1d
Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A court has formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key rival and ordered him jailed pending trial on corruption charges
ABC News - 1d
Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.
NBC News - 2d
Huge pro-democracy protests grip Turkey after Erdogan rival is imprisoned

Turkey has been rocked by six nights of protests over the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a major rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
NBC News - 3h
Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President

Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The New York Times - 2d
Fierce protests in Turkey after Erdogan rival jailed

Protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who denies corruption charges, continued on Sunday.
BBC News - 1d
Turkish lira, stock market drop after Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival arrested

Imamoglu, the popular 53-year-old mayor was seen as the next opposition party candidate for the Turkish presidency.
CNBC - 6d
In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president.
The New York Times - 3d
Turkey prosecutors request arrest of Istanbul mayor, Erdogan's top challenger

A court will decide whether the popular opposition figure will be jailed.
ABC News - 2d
Hundreds arrested in third night of Turkey protests

Police arrested Istanbul's mayor, a key opposition figure, on Wednesday, sparking protests.
BBC News - 3d
Key Erdogan rival's diploma is revoked in a move that blocks him from Turkey's election

A university has invalidated Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's diploma in a move widely perceived as politically motivated to block him from from running in the next presidential race
ABC News - Mar. 18
Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in three local elections
ABC News - 6d
Turkey’s protests over Istanbul mayor grow into ‘fight about democracy’

Anger over detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu becomes a touchstone for opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. When demonstrators gathered at Istanbul’s city hall last week in outrage at the arrest of ...
The Guardian - 2d
Tens of thousands protest in Turkey against arrest of Erdoğan rival

Detention of Istanbul’s popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu galvanises opposition and leads to stock market plunge
Financial Times - 3d
Erdoğan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis

Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide
Financial Times - 5d
Turkey detains journalists as protests over Erdogan rival’s jailing intensify

A media workers union says Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ABC News - 1d
Turkey arrests dozens over online posts after Erdogan rival detained

Some 37 people have been arrested for "provocative" social media posts, the interior ministry says.
BBC News - 5d
Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul's mayor

Freedom and democracy have been steadily eroded in the Erdogan era, writes Orla Guerin.
BBC News - 1d
Huge protests as Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination

Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials. An Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on ...
The Guardian - 1d
Turkey warns against growing street protests over detained Istanbul mayor

Turkey’s government warned against “illegal” calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
NBC News - 4d
The alarming detention of the Turkish president’s rival

Move against Istanbul mayor brings fears of authoritarian slide by Erdoğan
Financial Times - 6d
Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival

Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held
Financial Times - 6d
More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – Europe live

Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to Erdoğan. People in Turkey: share your views and experiences of recent ...
The Guardian - 1d
Erdogan rival arrested days before becoming presidential candidate

Protests erupt in the streets of Istanbul after the move, despite a four-day ban on demonstrations.
BBC News - 6d
‘This is about injustice’: crowds defy ban to protest over Istanbul mayor’s detention

People gather at city hall and students march in anger at arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, a likely opposition candidate for presidency. Outside Istanbul’s city hall on Wednesday night a mass of ...
The Guardian - 5d
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Ekrem İmamoğlu of CHP opposition party detained alongside 100 others accused of corruption and links to terror groups. Turkish police have arrested the mayor of Istanbul, detaining the primary ...
The Guardian - 5d
Turkey detains 37 in escalating crackdown on opposition to Erdoğan

Hundreds more sought by authorities as they move to stifle dissent over arrest of popular Istanbul mayor
Financial Times - 4d
Ekrem İmamoğlu: jailed rival to Turkish president who could emerge stronger

Istanbul mayor has become the only politician capable of challenging Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the ballot box. When crowds of police arrived at the residence of the Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, to ...
The Guardian - 1d
Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest

Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s popular mayor
ABC News - 4d
Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey

Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdoğan. A prosecutor in Istanbul has remanded eight journalists in ...
The Guardian - 2h
Turkey seeks to calm investors after market turmoil

Jailing of Istanbul mayor sparked biggest street protests in more than a decade
Financial Times - 2h
Sixth night of protests in Turkey as Erdogan hits out at unrest

Thousands rally against the arrest of opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu, but his party says their planned protests are coming to an end.
BBC News - 8h
Turkey detains hundreds of protesters as demonstrations over mayor’s arrest intensify

Detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu has set off economic and political turmoil
Financial Times - 2d
Turkish president’s main rival is arrested. The lira is crashing.

Investors sold Turkish assets amid fears the detention will destabilize the NATO-member country
MarketWatch - 6d