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

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan 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: Nation Alliance member Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at the rally in Pendik on May 13, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan 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: Nation Alliance member Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at the rally in Pendik on May 13, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan 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: Nation Alliance member Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at the rally in Pendik on May 13, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan 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: Nation Alliance member Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at the rally in Pendik on May 13, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan 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: Nation Alliance member Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at the rally in Pendik on May 13, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 killed, 1 wounded in accident on Istanbul's motorway

STORY: 5 killed, 1 wounded in accident on Istanbul's motorway SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Five people were killed and one person was wounded on Tuesday in an accident on a motorway in Istanbul, Türkiye, local media reported. The accident happened when a car traveling on a motorway struck pedestrians attempting to cross the road in the Pendik district on the Asian side of the city, according to CNN Turk broadcaster. It noted that all five pedestrians lost their lives, while the car driver, who was trapped inside the vehicle, was subsequently rescued and swiftly transported to a hospital. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

3 killed in separate Istanbul fires

STORY: 3 killed in separate Istanbul fires DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of the fire STORYLINE: Three people were killed in two fires that broke out in Istanbul early Friday morning, the Istanbul governor's office said in a statement. The first blaze took place at the surgical bloc of the Sultan Abdulhamit Han Training and Research Hospital at 2:50 a.m. local time (2350 GMT) in the Uskudar district on Istanbul's Asian side, according to the statement. One patient in intensive care was killed, while 109 patients were evacuated to nearby hospitals, it said, adding that four medical and six firefighting personnel were also injured while fighting the blaze. Another fire broke out at a seven-storey hotel at 7.30 a.m. local time in the Pendik district on the city's Asian side. Two people were killed, and two others were injured in the fire, according to the statement. Investigations are underway to find the