Turkey Arrests Istanbul Mayor, Key Rival to President Erdogan
Ekrem Imamoglu was detained at his home on Wednesday, according to prosecutors, who said the charges against him were related to corruption and terrorism.
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Turkey Arrests Istanbul Mayor, Key Rival to President Erdogan
Ekrem Imamoglu was detained at his home, according to prosecutors, who said the charges against him were related to corruption and terrorism.The New York Times - 2h -
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 - 3h -
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination
Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated . Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul mayor ...The Guardian - 4h -
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 raceABC News - 18h -
Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival arrested in major crackdown
Ekrem Imamoglu's detention comes days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.BBC News - 1h -
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 - 1h -
Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival
Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, heldFinancial Times - 38m -
Court recommends charges against NYC Mayor Adams dropped
A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge that corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped. Meantime, sources tell NBC News two federal prosecutors in ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Belgian prosecutors make arrests in corruption probe linked to European Parliament
Belgian federal prosecutors say they've arrested several individuals as part of a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament amid reports in local media that Chinese company Huawei bribed ...ABC News - 5d -
DOJ weighs plan to slash public corruption unit
The Justice Department (DOJ) is weighing a sizable reduction in a division designed to handle public corruption cases, a move that comes after the department dropped charges against New York City ...The Hill - 6d
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