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Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sentenced...

Ankara : A Turkish court has sentenced...

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BALI, Indonesia : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sentenced to jail over insulting officials

Ankara : A Turkish court has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to prison and barred him from holding political office. Wednesday’s ruling for Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was two years, seven months and 15 days in prison over charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council, reports Xinhua news agency. However, government critics said this sentence was to remove a potential rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the lead-up to presidential elections next year. The mayor has seven days to appeal the ruling. In a...

Istanbul to host...

By Semra Orkan,Ayse Humeyra Atilgan, Istanbul: A public run will be held on Sunday in Istanbul to raise awareness about the Jerusalem issue. The Palestinian territories...

Erdogan to reopen...

By Ilkay Guder, Ankara : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will reopen a 120-year-old Bulgarian Church in Istanbul on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the...
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