Turkey protests after political rival jailed

(Photo by Umit Turhan Coskun/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ____________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet! ____________________________________________________________________________ The story Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul, has been jailed on corruption charges. Since then, there have been days of protests, leading to violent clashes between protestors and the authorities. Imamoglu is seen as the main political rival to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been either prime minister of president since 2003. Since being jailed, the main opposition party in the country declared Imamoglu their candidate for the 2028 presidential election. His university degree had recently been annulled – cancelled – which means he is not allowed to stand for election. News headlines Sixth night of protests in Turkey as Erdogan hits out at unrest  BBC Erdogan Bets World Will Turn a Blind Eye to Turmoil in Turkey Bloomberg Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn Jacobin Key words and phrases hits out at strongly criticises turn a blind eye ignore something bad authoritarian turn a movement towards authoritarian government Next If you like learning English from the news, click here. Learn more expressions like 'turn a blind eye' in The English We Speak.