Ekrem Imamoglu faces trial over alleged CHP convention bribery
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
Ekrem Imamoglu faces trial over alleged CHP convention bribery
12 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
Eleven others also go on trial on Wednesday over claims members were bribed at the 2023 Republican People's Party congress to elect Ozgur Ozel leader.
The defendants deny wrongdoing, while critics say the case could destabilise Turkey's main opposition and threaten its leadership ahead of future political contests.
Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor, is widely seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, and his allies say the prosecution is meant to weaken the opposition.
With his main rival facing thousands of years in prison, is this trial Erdogan's final political endgame?
Will Erdogan's legal war on his rival mirror the recent downfall of Hungary's Orbán?
As Turkey's judiciary targets the opposition, can international pressure do anything to save its democracy?