Istanbul News | Thousands Rally Across Turkey Over Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's Arrest

Istanbul Protests News | Thousands Rally Across Turkey Over Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's Arrest Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul's city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday to rally against the arrest of the city's mayor, a prominent contender against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested after a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links, escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. Several other prominent figures, including two district mayors, were also detained.