Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said he was joining the newly formed New Party, after a court order removed the leadership of his former Republican People'

Crime News • 2026-08-13 06:50 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said he was joining the newly formed New Party, after a court order removed the leadership of his former Republican People's Party amid an unprecedented legal crackdown on the opposition [↧](https://t.co/a5X55mrSDO)

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