A court on Sunday formally arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending a trial on corruption charges. His detention sparked the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade, deepening concerns over democracy and the rule of law.

Protest in Istanbul against the arrest of Turkish mayor Imamoglu

A court on Sunday formally arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and ordered him jailed pending a trial on corruption charges. His detention sparked the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a decade, deepening concerns over democracy and the rule of law.