Beyond the İmamoglu Case : A Reconfiguration of Municipal Power in Turkey
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has monopolized attention. Yet, it is merely the tip of the iceberg of a much broader phenomenon : since March 2024, twenty opposition mayors have been imprisoned, and fifty-six have defected to the ruling party.
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12th May 2026
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