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: CHP reacted to the appointment of a trustee to the municipality after the arrest of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Ozer and invited all Istanbulites to Esenyurt. Ekrem Imamoglu addressed the public in Esenyurt in response to this call. 04/01/2025. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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: Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addressed the citizens at the public meeting organized in Esenyurt Cumhuriyet Square after the unlawful arrest of Istanbul Esenyurt Mayor Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer.04/01/2025. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkish police detain 28 IS suspects in Istanbul

STORY: Turkish police detain 28 IS suspects in Istanbul DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul Police Department in Türkiye 2. various of special operations 3. various of police officers searching the houses they raided 4. various of arrested suspects being taken to the police station STORYLINE: Turkish police launched a counter-terror operation against alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group and detained more than two dozen suspects, the local NTV broadcaster reported on Friday. The police raided 15 hideouts of the suspects in the districts of Basaksehir, Esenyurt, and Beylikduzu in Istanbul, and detained 28 foreign suspects, without revealing specific countries of origin. Türkiye declared IS a terror group in 2013 following a string of deadly bombing attacks from the group in the country, killing and injuring scores of people. Since then, there have been regular arrests and detentions of suspected IS members b

Police intensify crackdown on illegal immigrants in Türkiye's Istanbul

STORY: Police intensify crackdown on illegal immigrants in Türkiye's Istanbul DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police inspecting and arresting illegal immigrants in Istanbul STORYLINE: The police have tightened the crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, arresting 1,615 individuals over the last three days, local media reported Friday. The police have carried out massive raids in several neighborhoods, including Esenyurt, Fatih, and Zeytinburnu, where illegal immigrants were found highly concentrated, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. Among the arrestees, 722 people were detained in operations on Thursday, the Ihlas news agency reported, adding that the majority of the illegal immigrants came from Asia and the Middle East. According to Ihlas, the inspections are part of efforts to expulse illegal immigrants from the city. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday that 15,5