Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, key rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated. In this photo: Ekrem İmamoglu, President of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB), visited 'Yuvamız' Istanbul Child Education Center (CEM) in Eyupsultan Aksemsettin Neighborhood with Eyupsultan Mayor Mithat Bulent Ozmen.2024. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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