Ekrem Imamoglu: Turkey’s rising political star
7 years agoSupporters of Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) listen on during his last election rally before a re-run ballot in Istanbul on June 22, 2019. - Voters in Istanbul will take part in a re-run of the mayoral election on June 23, after a vote in March was annulled over alleged irregularities. Local elections around Turkey on March 31 showed the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained the most popular overall, but it suffered a shock defeat in Istanbul, as well as losing the capital Ankara. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
A softly-spoken football fan and former district mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu seems to have come from nowhere to become a figurehead of the long-suffering Turkish opposition. Although forced to rerun his…