Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is mayor of Istanbul, was sentenced on December 14, 2022, to two years, seven months, and 15 days in prison and forbidden from participating in politics during that time for insulting Turkey's Supreme Election Council.
Police in Turkey have detained 19 people suspected of financing the Islamic State (IS) terror group, local media reported.Five more suspects are still on the run following the operations launched across 12 different provinces on Friday, Xinhua .