Ekrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption, clashed with the judge and criticized the trial as baseless.
The top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey clashed with the head judge of a mass trial for him and hundreds of other defendants on corruption charges, just minutes after the first hearing began on Monday.
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Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-03-09T12:59:59Z
Credit: The New York Times
