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.’

AP Photo/Emrah Gurel
A man attaches a large banner of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a tree in Istanbul, Turkey on March 20, 2025, during a protest against the arrest of Mr. Imamoglu on corruption charges. AP Photo/Emrah Gurel

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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