DW's Julia Hahn speaks to protesters on the ground in Istanbul after the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Student protesters share their concers over Imamoglu's arrest and their fears of increasing crackdowns on civil liberties.
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DW's Julia Hahn speaks to protesters on the ground in Istanbul after the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Student protesters share their concers over Imamoglu's arrest and their fears of increasing crackdowns on civil liberties.

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Turkey demands more than 2,000 years' jail for popular Istanbul mayor Imamoglu
The prosecutor in Turkey’s biggest city has accused popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of 142 corruption offences that command jail terms ranging from 828 to 2,352 years. Imamoglu, considered the main political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been in pre-trial custody since March on suspicion of corruption. The Istanbul mayor and his opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deny any…
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EN: "Scales of justice dipped in lies, A throne of gold where freedom dies."
TR: "Adaletin terazisi yalanla eğilmiş, Özgürlüğün öldüğü altın bir taht."
Hundreds of thousands protesting across Turkiye were met by police deploying water cannon and tear gas.
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Why Erdogan is so scared of Ekrem Imamoglu
Like all dictators, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is insecure. He is scared as well. He is scared of his potential presidential rival Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor. President growing nervous about a mayor shows the level of scare and insecurity that grips Mr Erdogan today. He feels his electoral prospects are slim against Mr Imamoglu. So much so that the president has got the mayor…
Fierce protests after Turkish President Erdogan's main rival Imamoglu jailed
Dearbail Jordan and Maia Davies BBC News Anadolu via Getty Images Police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray to break up demonstrations Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in demonstrations across Turkey after the main rival to the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was formally arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, was due to…
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A court in Istanbul has placed the city mayor and a key political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan under formal arrest. Ekrem Imamoglu will remain in custody pending trial on corruption charges. Imamoglu was detained earlier this week in a raid on his residence, triggering the largest anti-government demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade. Opponents of President Erdogan accuse him of trying to remove a major contender in the 2028 presidential election. Government officials reject the accusations. In a separate ruling, the court temporarily released him from terrorism charges pending a further investigation. DW's Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.