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Gavin Blackburn

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu handed fresh jail term for insulting an official

A Turkish court convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor on Wednesday of insulting and threatening a public official and sentenced him to a year and eight months behind bars.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, seen as the chief political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been held in a prison west of Istanbul since 23 March.

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