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

A court in Istanbul on Friday charged Alican Uludağ, a long-time reporter for Deutsche Welle (DW), with "insulting the president," state news agency Anadolu reported. In a statement, DW said Uludağ

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 ...

The Istanbul mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu will stand trial on March 9, 2026 as the central defendant in a politically motivated mass corruption prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today.