A Turkish court adjourned until November the hearing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan, after gatherings near the courthouse were banned under heavy police watch on Wednesday, the opposition party said.
Imamoglu, whom polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to Erdogan in national elections next year, is charged with insulting public officials in a speech he made about a re-run of the 2019 mayoral election that he won.
