ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected on Friday a lawsuit from jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu challenging the cancellation of his university degree, his legal team said, in a further blow to his plans to run for the presidency in the next election.Imamoglu, who is President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, has been in jail since last March, pending trial on corruption charges. He received a separate prison sentence in July for insulting and threatening the city’s chief prosecutor.
ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected on Friday a lawsuit from jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu challenging the cancellation of his university degree, his legal team said, in a further blow to his plans to run for the presidency i… [1403 chars]
Source: Al-Monitor | Published: 2026-01-23T16:46:18Z
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