
Turkey is in turmoil after Istanbul mayor and candidate for president Ekrem Imamoglu was charged with offences of bribery and corruption, which sparked sustained protests against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Imamoglu denies all the allegations of bribery and corruption: “I strongly reject the allegations. The investigation aims at defamation and fabrication. It has no logical, legal or convincing basis,” he is reported to have told the investigating