Only 17 Days in Office, Opposition Candidate Saw Spending to ‘Spoil a Mayor’
Ekrem Imamoglu of the opposition Republican People’s Party addressing supporters during a protest against the rerun of Istanbul’s elections.
By Carlotta Gall
May 9, 2019
ISTANBUL — Ekrem Imamoglu spent just 17 days as the mayor of Istanbul before the election council of Turkey annulled the vote and forced him from office.
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