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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\nPublished On 27 Oct 2025<\/span>27 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A Turkish court has filed new charges against opposition leader\u00a0Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest in March sparked mass antigovernment protests.<\/p>\n<p>The move by prosecutors on Monday against the jailed Istanbul mayor stems from an investigation launched last week into alleged links to a businessman arrested in July for carrying out intelligence activities on behalf of foreign governments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The charges are part of what Imamoglu\u2019s Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, has labelled a long-running crackdown on the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s government rejects this accusation and insists that Turkiye\u2019s judiciary is independent and the charges and investigations are based squarely on the opposition\u2019s involvement in corruption and other illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s arrest in March on corruption charges caused nationwide protests while he received a jail sentence in July for insulting and threatening the chief Istanbul prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The state-run Anadolu news agency said Imamoglu \u2013 Erdogan\u2019s main political rival\u00a0\u2013 is suspected, among other things, of transferring personal data of Istanbul residents as part of an effort to secure international funding for his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu has denied all the charges, both in court and on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a slander, lie and conspiracy wouldn\u2019t even cross the devil\u2019s mind!\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cWe are facing a shameful indecency that can\u2019t be described with words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s former campaign manager, Necati Ozkan, was also charged alongside Merdan Yanardag, editor-in-chief of the television news channel Tele1.<\/p>\n<p>The channel, which is critical of the government, was seized by the state on Friday, citing the espionage accusations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"waves-of-arrests\">Waves of arrests<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of supporters rallied outside Istanbul\u2019s main courthouse on Sunday as Imamoglu was questioned by prosecutors. It was the first time he had left Istanbul\u2019s Marmara Prison on the outskirts of Istanbul in seven months.<\/p>\n<p>Critics view his detention and the subsequent additional charges as part of a broader crackdown on the opposition, which made significant gains in last year\u2019s local elections.<\/p>\n<p>CHP mayors and municipalities have faced waves of arrests throughout the year on corruption-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has denied accusations of political interference in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, an Ankara court dismissed a bid to oust Ozgur Ozel as leader of the CHP in a case centred on allegations of vote buying and procedural irregularities at the party\u2019s 2023 congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him. 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Published On 27 Oct 2025<\/span>27 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A Turkish court has filed new charges against opposition leader\u00a0Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest in March sparked mass antigovernment protests.<\/p>\n<p>The move by prosecutors on Monday against the jailed Istanbul mayor stems from an investigation launched last week into alleged links to a businessman arrested in July for carrying out intelligence activities on behalf of foreign governments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The charges are part of what Imamoglu\u2019s Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, has labelled a long-running crackdown on the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s government rejects this accusation and insists that Turkiye\u2019s judiciary is independent and the charges and investigations are based squarely on the opposition\u2019s involvement in corruption and other illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s arrest in March on corruption charges caused nationwide protests while he received a jail sentence in July for insulting and threatening the chief Istanbul prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The state-run Anadolu news agency said Imamoglu \u2013 Erdogan\u2019s main political rival\u00a0\u2013 is suspected, among other things, of transferring personal data of Istanbul residents as part of an effort to secure international funding for his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu has denied all the charges, both in court and on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a slander, lie and conspiracy wouldn\u2019t even cross the devil\u2019s mind!\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cWe are facing a shameful indecency that can\u2019t be described with words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s former campaign manager, Necati Ozkan, was also charged alongside Merdan Yanardag, editor-in-chief of the television news channel Tele1.<\/p>\n<p>The channel, which is critical of the government, was seized by the state on Friday, citing the espionage accusations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"waves-of-arrests\">Waves of arrests<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of supporters rallied outside Istanbul\u2019s main courthouse on Sunday as Imamoglu was questioned by prosecutors. It was the first time he had left Istanbul\u2019s Marmara Prison on the outskirts of Istanbul in seven months.<\/p>\n<p>Critics view his detention and the subsequent additional charges as part of a broader crackdown on the opposition, which made significant gains in last year\u2019s local elections.<\/p>\n<p>CHP mayors and municipalities have faced waves of arrests throughout the year on corruption-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has denied accusations of political interference in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, an Ankara court dismissed a bid to oust Ozgur Ozel as leader of the CHP in a case centred on allegations of vote buying and procedural irregularities at the party\u2019s 2023 congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him. 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share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A Turkish court has filed new charges against opposition leader\u00a0Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest in March sparked mass antigovernment protests.<\/p>\n<p>The move by prosecutors on Monday against the jailed Istanbul mayor stems from an investigation launched last week into alleged links to a businessman arrested in July for carrying out intelligence activities on behalf of foreign governments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The charges are part of what Imamoglu\u2019s Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, has labelled a long-running crackdown on the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s government rejects this accusation and insists that Turkiye\u2019s judiciary is independent and the charges and investigations are based squarely on the opposition\u2019s involvement in corruption and other illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s arrest in March on corruption charges caused nationwide protests while he received a jail sentence in July for insulting and threatening the chief Istanbul prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The state-run Anadolu news agency said Imamoglu \u2013 Erdogan\u2019s main political rival\u00a0\u2013 is suspected, among other things, of transferring personal data of Istanbul residents as part of an effort to secure international funding for his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu has denied all the charges, both in court and on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a slander, lie and conspiracy wouldn\u2019t even cross the devil\u2019s mind!\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cWe are facing a shameful indecency that can\u2019t be described with words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu\u2019s former campaign manager, Necati Ozkan, was also charged alongside Merdan Yanardag, editor-in-chief of the television news channel Tele1.<\/p>\n<p>The channel, which is critical of the government, was seized by the state on Friday, citing the espionage accusations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"waves-of-arrests\">Waves of arrests<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of supporters rallied outside Istanbul\u2019s main courthouse on Sunday as Imamoglu was questioned by prosecutors. It was the first time he had left Istanbul\u2019s Marmara Prison on the outskirts of Istanbul in seven months.<\/p>\n<p>Critics view his detention and the subsequent additional charges as part of a broader crackdown on the opposition, which made significant gains in last year\u2019s local elections.<\/p>\n<p>CHP mayors and municipalities have faced waves of arrests throughout the year on corruption-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has denied accusations of political interference in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, an Ankara court dismissed a bid to oust Ozgur Ozel as leader of the CHP in a case centred on allegations of vote buying and procedural irregularities at the party\u2019s 2023 congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him. 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