Widespread Protests in Turkey After Erdogan’s Judges Jail Popular Opposition Candidate Ahead of Primary Election
The expected challenger to President Erdogan, Ekrem Imamoglu, tells people to get out the vote despite his ‘execution without trial.’

A Turkish court has ordered Turkey’s leading candidate to challenge the country’s long-running president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held in jail on corruption charges amid voting Sunday to elect Mr. Erdogan’s challenger in the 2028 election.
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