Turkeys

Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America?

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Last week, Turkish authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and the expected leading challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the country’s next Presidential election, scheduled for 2028. Imamoğlu, who is a member of the Republican People’s Party (C.H.P.), has been accused of corruption and supporting terrorism; he’s denied the charges and called them … Read more

1,100 arrested in furious Istanbul protests after Turkey’s government jails the city’s mayor

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A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem imamogluPresident Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed the country’s biggest protests in more than a decade. The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after the main opposition party, European leaders and hundreds of thousands of protesters criticized the actions against … Read more