Istanbul Mayor Arrested

A Turkish court has arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on bribery charges, this past Sunday.

The decision to send İmamoğlu to prison came after the main opposition party, European leaders, and tens of thousands of protesters criticized the actions against him as politicized and undemocratic.

It is worth noting that the Istanbul mayor was arrested on Wednesday on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist organization. İmamoğlu denies the allegations.