ISTANBUL: A Turkish court has sent the opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu to jail and imposed a ban on him, media reported on Wednesday.
According to Reuters, a few thousand supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu rallied following Imamoglu’s call on his social media account for them to assemble. Reports said that the opposition politician is viewed as a potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in the next elections.
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Turkish Court verdict
The court awarded two years and seven months in prison along with the ban for insulting public officials in a speech in 2019. The verdict comes just a few months ahead of Turkey’s scheduled presidential and parliamentary polls. The opposition in Turkey has yet to decide on its presidential candidate.
