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

19 wounded in Istanbul bus-tram collision

STORY: 19 wounded in Istanbul bus-tram collision DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash (source: Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: At least 19 people were wounded when a public transport bus and a tram collided in Türkiye's largest city Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Monday, local media reported. According to the Demiroren news agency, the collision occurred while the bus was crossing the railway passage in the Eyupsultan district on the European side of the city. Ambulances and firefighters were dispatched to the scene, and four of the injured were in critical condition. Both the bus and the tram were filled with commuters. The crash heavily damaged the bus, and a vehicle passing on the road at the time was also damaged. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)