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Istanbul's ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival.

Trial of Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s Rival, Begins in Turkey

Ekrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption, clashed with the judge and criticized the trial as baseless.

By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur

Istanbul’s mayor goes on trial with 400 others in effort ‘to remove him from politics’

Critics say sprawling corruption case against Ekrem İmamoğlu aims to stop him running as president against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan A mass trial of 400 people including the jailed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has opened in Turkey in a sprawling corruption case critics say is a politically motivated attempt to scupper his chances of challenging Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the presidency. Hundreds of former and current employees of the Istanbul municipality are due to take the stand, including m...

By Ruth Michaelson

Turkey: Heated trial of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu opens

The contentious trial of Istanbul's deposed mayor, once the main rival to President Erdogan, got off to a rocky start. The opposition CHP party calls the corruption investigation against it politically motivated.

Jailed Istanbul mayor goes on trial in corruption case slammed as political

Istanbul's former mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of corruption, in a landmark case widely criticised by rights groups. Imamoglu was arrested almost one year ago, when the opposition CHP party named him as their presidential candidate. Critics say the trial is an attempt to scupper Imamoglu's chances of beating Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box.

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Jailed Erdogan rival clashes with judge as Turkey corruption trial begins

Jailed Erdogan rival clashes with judge as Turkey corruption trial begins

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival to become president at Turkey’s next election. Imamoglu, 55, demanded permission to speak and urged the judge to “respect the right of people to […]

Jailed Erdogan rival clashes with judge as trial begins

Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has gone on trial in a corruption case critics say is a politically motivated bid to scupper his chances of challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Prosecutors launch probe targeting people who photographed İmamoğlu trial

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday launched a second criminal investigation in as many days stemming from the corruption trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, this time targeting people who took photographs or videos inside the courtroom and shared them on social media, Turkish Minute reported. The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said it had opened […] The post Prosecutors launch probe targeting people who photographed İmamoğlu trial appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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Court hearing of former Mayor Imamoglu begins second day with tensions

The trial of jailed former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu entered its second day with tensions in the courtroom on Tuesday, as disputes broke out between the defendant, lawyers and...

Trial of Ekrem Imamoglu begins in Turkey: 402 people on the bench and a 3,700-page indictment

Facing up to 2,352 years in prison, the former mayor of Istanbul – His reaction The post Trial of Ekrem Imamoglu begins in Turkey: 402 people on the bench and a 3,700-page indictment appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo