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Ekrem İmamoğlu: The Turkish presidential candidate behind bars

The man many think could end Erdoğan's quarter-century reign was arrested just days before he was nominated as the CHP presidential candidate. Who is he, and why is he behind bars?

Omer Onhon 30 March 2025
Protestors hold red smoke flares during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor at  Istanbul's city hall, on March 24, 2025. OZAN KOSE / AFP

İmamoğlu’s arrest is a big deal in Türkiye, less so for its allies

The popular mayor of Istanbul, who has repeatedly beaten President Erdoğan's party in elections, was just days from being confirmed as the 2028 presidential candidate when he was detained. What now?

Omer Onhon 25 March 2025

İmamoğlu arrest deals a blow to Turkish democracy

Fares Garabet 24 March 2025
A supporter of the Mayor of Istanbul holds a selfie photograph depicting herself and Ekrem Imamoglu during a demonstration against his detention over a corruption probe in Istanbul on March 19, 2025. YASIN AKGUL / AFP

İmamoğlu detention sends shockwaves through Türkiye

The apprehending of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the culmination of weeks of a crackdown, which appears to have been aimed at eliminating a political threat to President Erdoğan's grip on power

Omer Onhon 19 March 2025
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