How Istanbul’s Mayor Emerged as Erdogan’s Top Rival
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had emerged as Turkey’s strongest political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But ...
Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in ...
Turkey: Who is Erdogan's popular rival Ekrem Imamoglu?
The mayor of Istanbul is President Erdogan's most serious rival and was about to be selected as an opposition candidate in ...
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Opinion | Turkey Protests: Erdogan Faces The Crisis Of His Life
Moreover, Imamoglu, deemed as Erdogan's most powerful rival, is a more popular leader than the presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, fielded in 2023. Right after his arrest and amid the ...
Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had expected to become Turkey’s opposition presidential nominee on March 23, 2025; instead, he lost his freedom and college degree. On March 18, the politician – seen as ...
Erdogan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis
Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide ...
Jailing of Istanbul mayor seen as effort to eliminate threat to reign of Erdogan
Detention of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu follows fall in popularity of Turkey’s president due to the country’s economic and ...
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Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
Facing weak rivals, whether by chance or through his manipulations, has been key to Erdogan’s electoral success over the past two decades. Under the leadership of its former leader, Kemal ...