Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor on Friday said he was "not afraid" as he denounced the legal case against him as part of a broader campaign of "judicial harassment," accusing the government of weaponising the judiciary to silence dissent.
Ekrem Imamoglu, key rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on charges of allegedly seeking to influence a fair trial in one of several cases brought against him.
