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An Istanbul court has restricted public and media access to the mass corruption trial of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a move a prominent rights group said violates Turkish and European law.

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey

It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.