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Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of key Erdogan rival from prison
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Judicial officials on Monday rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of key Erdogan rival from jail
Turkey's state-run news agency says judicial officials have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...
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Erdogan opponent Imamoglu attends first court hearing, held in Silivri prison
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the detained main political rival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip ...
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Turkish court rejects appeal to release Imamoglu as protests persist
The Istanbul mayor’s lawyers appealed his arrest last week, saying that there was no flight risk for the main opposition ...
For Turkish youths, anti-Erdogan protests have stirred an ‘awakening’
After years of political stasis and economic decline, young people in Turkey feel newly empowered to push back against the ...
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Turkey’s opposition aims for 30mn signatures calling for Imamoglu release and early elections
Turkey’s biggest opposition party is running a symbolic national drive to collect 30mn signatures calling for the release of ...
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“I am a political prisoner,” writes Istanbul mayor Imamoglu in Financial Times op-ed
The Financial Times on April 16 published an op-ed headlined “Why Turkey’s democratic future matters for the world”, written ...
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was detained last month, is widely seen as the biggest challenger to President Recep ...
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Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Judicial officials in Turkey have rejected an appeal seeking the release of former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending the outcome of his trial for corruption, state-run media reported. Mr Imamoglu, ...