Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Feb. 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey.
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Turkish authorities ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and about 100 others, including journalists and businessmen, as part of a corruption investigation, the Sabah news website said on Wednesday.
Early in the morning, Imamoglu’s media adviser Murat Ongun said in a post on X that he was being detained without giving a reason.
Imamoglu said on X that hundreds of police are in front of his house, adding that he would not give up and would continue standing straight in the face of pressure.
Dozens of riot police were present in front of Imamoglu’s, house according to live footage by broadcaster CNNTurk. Police forces are searching his house as part of an investigation, CNNTurk said.
