
A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in upcoming national elections.
The verdict would come weeks after a sentence was finalised against the Istanbul head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Canan Kaftancioglu, a key architect of Imamoglu's mayoral victory in 2019.