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Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, condemned on Friday what he described as "judicial harassment" targeting him, as thousands of supporters demanded justice outside the court. "We ...

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"There was no threat or targeting in my words. What I said was freedom of ... especially since the failed 2016 coup. An Istanbul court on Thursday ordered the arrest of an opposition TV journalist ...

Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor ... "There was no threat or targeting in my words. What I said was freedom of expression," he said. "Freedom of expression is a constitutional right..