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Council of Europe Congress condemns detention of Istanbul mayor

The president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, called for the "immediate release" of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, on Monday. Cools described Imamoglu’s detention as a "calculated maneuver" designed to undermine......

Istanbul mayor jailed ahead of corruption trial amid political tensions

A Turkish court has ordered the imprisonment of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pending his trial on corruption charges. The decision, announced on Sunday, has intensified political unrest in Turkey and raised concerns about democratic principles......