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Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu condemns 'the autocracy that manufactured this unfair trial'
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Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu condemns 'the autocracy that manufactured this unfair trial'

Le Monde (English) · May 17, 2026, 3:00 AM

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

Over a year ago, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest triggered a wave of protests across Turkey. He is seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main opponent. Facing up to 2,352 years in prison, he has used his trial to denounce the regime's authoritarian drift and embody hope for political chang

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