FILE PHOTO: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), accompanied by his wife Dilek Imamoglu, is seen on top of a bus after giving testimony to judicial authorities at the Justice Palace, known as Caglayan Courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors have issued a third indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan - for remarks criticising the city's prosecutor, according to the indictment and local media.
The indictment, which seeks to jail Imamoglu and ban him from politics, follows his portrayal of earlier cases against him as part of a campaign of judicial harassment of opposition figures, something Erdogan's government denies.
