Turkey Wants to Jail Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Main Election Opponent for 2,000 Years
Turkish Prosecutors Indict Istanbul Mayor with Serious Charges On Tuesday, Turkish prosecutors revealed an indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is seen as a frontrunner for the 2028 presidential election. The charges include nearly 150 offenses, with prosecutors suggesting a staggering 2,000-year prison sentence. İmamoğlu was detained back in March on suspicions of corruption—including […]
Erdogan’s opponent imprisoned once more, this time for disrespecting a prosecutor.
Key opposition figures challenging Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have received 20-month prison sentences for allegedly humiliating and threatening city prosecutors. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has been in detention since March 23 on unrelated corruption charges and plans to appeal his sentence. This ruling occurs amid Erdogan’s ongoing crackdown on political adversaries, which […]
Erdogan’s Chief Rival for President Arrested Days Before Party Nomination
Ekrem Imamogul, mayor of Istanbul and rival of President Receptacle Tayyip Erdogan in the 2028 election, was arrested on Wednesday in a move that opposition leaders were accused of as a “coup against the next president.” Imamoguru was a few days away from the official receipt of the nomination of the presidency. There were about […]
Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Entry, Now Awaiting Erdogan’s Signature
Lawmakers attend a pre-voting session on the bill regarding Sweden's membership in NATO at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) in Ankara, January 23, 2024. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images) OAN's Avril Elfie1:45pm – Tuesday, January 23, 2024 After months of deliberations, Turkey's parliament has officially approved Sweden's candidacy to join the North […]