Türkiye: Leading Opponent of Erdoğan on Trial

By improperly reusing alleged facts and evidence from the main Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality indictment to file a separate espionage case, the prosecution and court are creating an insurance policy to keep İmamoğlu detained...

Mar 3, 2026

Human Rights Watch is concerned that the same tactic, a misuse of criminal law, is being weaponized against İmamoğlu.

Mar 3, 2026