{
  "id": 745337,
  "title": "Jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu joins new opposition party amid political turmoil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/jailed-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-joins-new-opposition-party-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T06:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/jailed-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-joins-new-opposition-party-amid-political-turmoil"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Wednesday he was joining the newly formed New Party, after a court order removed the leadership of his former Republican People's Party (CHP) amid an unprecedented legal crackdown on the opposition. Last month, Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 90 other breakaway lawmakers launched a new political party, seeking to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}