Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, stoking opposition anger
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ISTANBUL, March 23 (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame 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 tens of thousands of protesters criticised the actions against him as politicised and undemocratic.
As the courtroom developments unfolded, there were signs that the mayor's troubles were galvanizing opposition against Erdogan's government, which has run Turkey for 22 years.
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I will say this again, democracy is incompatible with Islam.
Erdogan is no different than Putin, Orban or our very own Felon#47. They all want to be presidents (aka rulers) for life.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle...al-2025-03-23/
And here is an interesting article I came upon regarding Orban and Trump.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opin...o-seize-power/